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For women, fertility is waning, and menopause is on the horizon. Is that 3 a.m. insomnia the result of stress about your kid's report card, a classic case of existential dread, or a symptom of ...
Overall, the lifetime dementia risk after age 55 was 35% for men and 48% for women. About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll ...
But while the midlife crises of the baby boom generations may have been defined by a fear of getting older or panic about major life changes, younger generations experience a different set of worries.
A midlife crisis is a transition of identity and self-confidence that can occur in middle-aged individuals, typically 45 to 64/65 years old. [1] [2] [3] The phenomenon is described as a psychological crisis brought about by events that highlight a person's growing age, inevitable mortality, and possible lack of accomplishments in life.
Older adults represent a significant proportion of the population, and this proportion is expected to increase with time. [90] Mental health concerns of older adults are important at treatment and support levels, as well as policy issues. The prevalence of suicide among older adults is higher than in any other age group. [91] [92]
Menopause is a natural decline in the ovarian function of women who reach the age between 45 and 54 years. "About 25 million women pass through menopause worldwide each year, and it has been estimated that, by the year 2030, the world population of menopausal and postmenopausal women will be 1.2 billion, with 47 million new entrants each year."
Psychological trauma in older adults can present differently depending on the type of traumatic experience and when it took place. [8] If the traumatic experiences of an older adult were recurrent in childhood (see childhood trauma or complex trauma) or in adulthood, the experiences can have varying but lasting detrimental effects on an older adult's psychological well-being, [6] [8] health ...
Today, one in five partnered adults (those who are married, living with a partner, or in a committed relationship) under 30 and about 24% of partnered lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults met their ...