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Mental Health + Aging with Dr. Regina Koepp — 132 episodes

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#132 - Stop Projecting: What Midlife Gets Wrong About Older Adulthood

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#131- How to Support Someone with Dementia and PTSD

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#130 - Link Between Trauma and Dementia: Can Unresolved Trauma Increase Dementia Risk?

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#129 - Sleep Problems & Dementia Risk: What Every Provider Must Know

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#128- Alcohol + Dementia: Does moderate drinking increase dementia risk?

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#127 - Anxiety + Dementia: Anxiety Treatment is Essential to Reducing Dementia Risk

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#126- Depression + Dementia: How Depression Treatment Prevents Dementia- According to Science

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#125 - Therapy That Works for 30-Year-Olds Doesn’t Always Work at 75 | Why Therapy Needs to Change With Age

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#124- Chronic Pain and Depression: Breaking the Cycle with Mental Health Care

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#123- Chronic Pain & Aging: 4 Themes Therapists Must Know

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#122 - My Aging Parent Won't Stop Giving Money to A Scammer. What Can I Do?

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#121 - Is Late Life Depression Treatable?

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#120 - How I Built the Center for Mental Health & Aging

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#119- Loneliness in Older People: Must Have Tools to Address Loneliness & Isolation

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#118-How Does Financial Exploitation Affect Older Adults' Mental Health?

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#117- My Personal Experience With Vicarious Trauma: Recognizing and Healing Secondary Traumatic Stress

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#116- PTSD and Trauma Informed Care Among Older Adults

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#115- Must Know Barriers Keeping Older Adults from Mental Health Care

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#114-Finding Joy in Life’s Hardest Moments with Steven Petrow

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#113-Types of Ageism in Mental Health Care: Hidden Biases Harm Clients

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#112- 5 Groundbreaking Insights on Mental Health and Aging from 2024

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#111- Supporting Older Adults After Disasters: A Guide to Psychological Recovery

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#110- What NY Times Got Wrong About ADHD and Older Adults

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#109- LPCs and LMFTs Now Eligible for Medicare: What to Know

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#108- The Healing Power of Nature: Science-Backed Benefits for Aging Well

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#107- Signs and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Older Adults

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#106- Aging and Alcohol: How to Identify Problem Drinking in Older Adults

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#105- How to Talk with Older Adults About Mental Health Problems

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#104- 5 Life Lessons I've Learned from 20 years of Working with Older Adults

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#103- Is Anxiety Treatable in Older Adults? Expert Shares Effective Treatment

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#102- 3 Myths About Aging and Intimacy: Lessons Learned from the Golden Bachelor.

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#101- Leading Causes of Cognitive Impairment in Old Age

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#100- Are Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia The Same Thing?

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#099- Parkinsons & Sex: 5 Ways to Cultivate Intimacy When Living with Parkinson's Disease

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#098- Which Mental Health Providers Work with Older Adults?

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#097- Expert Advice to Older Adults New to the Mental Health Space

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#096- Screening and Referral for Depressed Older Adults

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#095- Signs of Depression in Older Adults

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#094- Mental Health Care for Older Adults with HIV

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#093- Elder Abuse is Still Underreported: Must Know Tips for Mandated Reporters with Page Ulrey

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#092- Elder Financial Abuse by Family Members with Dr. Peter Lichtenberg

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#091- Sexuality in Older Adults: Why Sexual Liberation Matters

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#090- What Increases Suicide Risk Among Older Adults with Yeates Conwell, MD

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#089- Addiction Free Solutions for Managing Chronic Pain with Dr. Stephen Grinstead

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#088- Chronic Pain, Opioids, and Addiction among Older Adults with Dr. Sudheer Potru

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#087- What is Biofeedback for Cardiovascular Health with Maggie Johnson, PhD

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#086- How Chronic Pain Impacts Mental Health with Dr. Jennifer Steiner

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#085- Differentiating Delirium, Dementia, Depression and Psychosis in Medically Vulnerable Older Adults

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#084- How To Be an Ally To Transgender Older Adults with Loree Cook-Daniels

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#083- Brief Effective Pain Management for Older Adults with Beth Darnall, PhD

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#082- Diabetes and Depression: What To Know and What To Do with Mary de Groot, PhD

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#081- How Our Beliefs About Aging Impact Health and Well-being with Becca Levy, PhD

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#080- Assisted Living for Deaf Seniors

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#079- What Is It Like To Live With Dementia? Chrissy Thelker Shares Her Story

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#078- Dementia Health Disparities Affecting African Americans

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#077- Tips to Help You Age in Place with Alzheimers & Dementia

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#076- Benefits of Early Detection of Alzheimers & Dementia

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#075- 10 Must Know Dementia Warning Signs

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#074- Attitudes About Sexuality & Aging with Maggie Syme, PhD, MPH

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#073- Mental Health & Substance Abuse Recovery for Seniors

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#072- Risks and Benefits of Aducanumab for Alzheimer's Disease

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#071- After Stroke Depression & Recovery with Angie Burke

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#070- Helping Care for Aging Parents & Becoming a Family Caregiver

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#069- Addressing Ageism with Humor & Civility with Steven Petrow

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#068- Legal Justice for Seniors: Ending Elder Abuse & Exploitation with Page Ulrey

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#067- Preventing Financial Elder Abuse & Exploitation with Dr. Peter Lichtenberg

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#066- Elder Financial Abuse by Family Members: Schottenstein Family Story

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#065- Elder Abuse and Elder Abuse Reporting Resources

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#064- [REPOST] Affirming Care for Transgender Older Adults with Loree Cook-Daniels

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#063- [REPOST] Enhancing Care for LGTBQ Seniors with SAGE’s Tim Johnston, PhD

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#062- Family Legacy of Dementia Caregiving with MJ Grant

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#061- How Growing Up in Poverty Inspired My Career in Mental Health and Aging

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#060- Addressing Suicide Among Older Adults with Yeates Conwell, MD

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#059- How Does Ageism & Age Discrimination Affect Older Adults' Health

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#058- Anxiety in Elderly Adults: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments

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#057- The Mental Health Crisis Facing Older Adults & Their Families

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#056- Cancer Caregiver Support & Bereavement Groups with Ronni Levine, LMFT

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#055- Facts About Aging and Alcohol: Signs of Alcohol Abuse in Older Adults & How to Help

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#054- Living and Aging Well with HIV: The Need for Better Mental Health Care with Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD

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#053- Older Adults Caring for Adult Children with Autism with Lois Shingler

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#052- When Aging Parents Need Help: Family Caregiving Roles & Impacts with Dr. Sara Qualls

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#051- The 12 Best Brain Health Recommendations to Reduce Risk for Dementia

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#050- The Positive Effects of Nature on Brain Health and Mental Health with Dr. Paula Hartman-Stein

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#049- Mild Cognitive Impairment Vs. Dementia Vs. Alzheimer's

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#048- Tips for Better Communication in Dementia Care: 3 Caregiving Traps to Avoid with Dr. Natali Edmonds

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#047- Living with Dementia: Finding Purpose and Hope with Christine Thelker

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#046- Elderly Parent Calling Multiple Times a Day? 5 Expert Tips

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#045- Dementia Education for African American Families with Dr. Fayron Epps

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#044- Lower Caregiver Stress with Proven Resilience Strategies

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#043- Managing Caregiver Guilt and Shame about Moving Aging Parent to Assisted Living

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#042- How to Start a Senior Living Discussion with Aging Parents

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#041- Expert Tips for Finding Senior Living with a Mental Health Condition - with Candy Cohn

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#040- Older Adults and Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 5 Proven Strategies

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#039- Dementia Communication Tips with Alzheimer's Poetry Project's Gary Glazner

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#038- Real Talk about Hospice & Palliative Care with Lauren Marcewicz, MD

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#037- How to Talk About End of Life Wishes - with Patty Webster, The Conversation Project

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HIV, Mental Health, and Older Adults: Must Know Statistics

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Caregiving During COVID: 5 Self-Care Strategies for Caregivers

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Affirming Care for Transgender Older Adults with Loree Cook-Daniels

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Support Veterans With Loving Conversations. Expert Tips from a Former VA Psychologist

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Exercise Program For Seniors: How to Strengthen Body and Mind with Vivo's Eric Levitan

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Art & Alzheimer's: Dementia Awareness Through Visual Storytelling with Gina Martin

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FAQs about Dementia and Voting with Jennifer Mathis of The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

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Tips for Living Independently and Safely with Alzheimer's & Dementia

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How to Reduce the Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease - Interview with Dr. Vonetta Dotson

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Aging & Sexuality: Benefits & Barriers of Sex Among Seniors

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Is Cannabis Use Safe for Older Adults? Interview with Dr. Peter Grinspoon

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Psychological Assessment and Therapy with Older Adults: What to Expect in a First Session

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Older Adults and Suicide: What You Can Do to Help

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When Caregivers Have Chronic Medical Illness of Their Own - with Dr. Kandi Schmidt

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5 Facts You Should Know about Dementia Caregiving

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Combat Ageism and Become an Older Person in Training - with Ashton Applewhite

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COVID-19 Health Disparities among African American and Latinx Seniors - with Dr. Monique Williams

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Is Dementia a Normal Part of Aging?

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7 Benefits of Early Diagnosis of Dementia

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Noticing Signs of Memory Loss? 5 Next Steps

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Know the 10 Memory Loss Warning Signs

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Older Adult Refusing To Go To the Doctor? Try These 5 Expert Tips

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The Unique Needs of LGTBQ Caregivers - with SAGE's Tim Johnston, PhD

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Enhancing Care for LGTBQ Seniors - with SAGE's Tim Johnston, PhD

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Dementia Rates Highest for African Americans: Tips for Equitable Care - with Dr. Vonetta Dotson

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Why I Do Antiracist Work & Why You Should, Too

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The Best Treatment for Sleep Problems in Elderly Adults - with Dr. Daniel Wachtel

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Expert Tips for Helping Suicidal Older Adults

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Depression in Older Adults: What to Know and How to Help

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Love After Loss: The Courage to Find Love After Widowhood

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Grief and Loss During COVID (Part 2): Forced to Grieve Without a Funeral

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Grief and Loss During COVID (Part 1): Anticipatory Grief and Ambiguous Loss

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Older Adults, Families, and Senior Care Communities Working Together During COVID-19

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The Psychology Behind Retired Doctors and Nurses Returning To Work During COVID-19

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Mental Wellness Tips for Older Adults During COVID-19

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#001- Welcome to the Psychology of Aging!