Please see: https://source.wustl.edu/2020/03/washu-expert-older-americans-are-not-expendable/

Need more suggestions on how to deal with the pandemic? Here are some more: Look, there is no doubt that the current pandemic is scary- both in terms of health and economics. Other than war, illness, and economic uncertainty stretch our ability to support our assumptions about how life should go. We need predictability in […]

In my previous post, I discussed some of the elements that make the caregiving of older adults diagnosed with a dementia rather unique. Another aspect to consider is the experience of time. One of the many accomplishments of childhood and adolescence is to develop a complex understanding of time: time as a set of boundaries […]

Today I want to address the issue of the caregiving of individuals with dementia (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular dementia). I have been working with caregivers and their families for many years and I’ve observed that there are a number of common events that should be better understood. This post is Part I of a series […]

This being baseball season, it seems an opportune moment to comment on one of the many things about the game that, for me, has been a source of amazement: If you fail to get a hit 7 times out of 10 for twenty years you go the Hall of Fame. Ty Cobb, for example, played […]

In view of the current discussion about health care, I want to make two comments. They are not about a specific plan or political position. Rather, my perspective addresses fundamental issues that, to my way of thinking, are foundational. Of course, these comments refer to those who have accessible medical care. First, it is my […]

I specialize in working with adults of all ages. Accordingly, I see a wide range of difficulties, given that adulthood can last 60 or more years. In addition to working with younger adults (20-65) over the past 30 years, I have also worked intensively with men and women in their 80’s and 90’s. They have […]

If you’re over 50, everyone is talking about Sudoku and crossword puzzles, learning languages or a musical instrument as means to protect the brain and possibly prevent Alzheimer’s disease. However, at present, there is no known way of preventing AD or curing it. Given that fact, is there anything we can do to improve our […]

As the population across the world has aged, new concerns have emerged. Longevity now appears to be something to be expected in societies that have enough affluence and stability to provide public health services, disease prevention and control, and health care. To give you a little perspective: For all races in the U.S., life expectancy […]

Why is changing behavior so difficult? One would think that recognizing the logic of changing one’s behavior when necessary would be sufficient. But, it’s not. Not even consequences that are painful make change any easier. The Spanish philosopher, George Santayana, is famous for his aphorism, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat […]