The Human Cost of Raising the Retirement Age

System Admin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000

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http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/apr/27/the-human-cost-of-raising-the-retirement-...

Dr. Helen Lavretsky, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute and director of the Late-Life Depression, Stress, and Wellness Research Program, was quoted in the April 27 Ventura County Star about a proposal to increase the age eligibility for receiving Social Security.

Later Life Depression, Stress and Wellness Research Program

KABC Reports that Practicing Tai Chi Lowers Seniors Depression

Stephanie Frank — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health/your_health&id=8074080

“Tai Chi Found to Alleviate Stress, Depression”

Dr. Helen Lavretsky, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute and director of the Late-Life Depression, Stress, and Wellness Research Program, was featured in an April14 KABC—Channel 7 news segment on her research showing that Tai Chi Chih, the ancient martial art, Tai Chi, when combined with medication, helped elderly people lower their level of depression and improved their memory and cognition.

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Tai Chi Found to Alleviate Stress, Depression

System Admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/health/your_health&id=8074080

Research by Dr. Helen Lavretsky, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute and director of the UCLA Late-Life Depression, Stress, and Wellness Research Program, was featured April14 on KABC-Channel 7. She found that tai chi chih, when combined with medication, helped elderly people lower their depression and improved their memory and cognition.

Later Life Depression, Stress and Wellness Research Program

Tai Chi May Lift Depression in Seniors

System Admin — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/tai-chi-may-lift-dep...

Dr. Helen Lavretsky, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, and her research finding that tai chi combined with medication improved elderly people’s depression and enhanced their memory was covered March 18 by the New York Times, TIME, London Mirror, the Independent (London) and Times of India, among others.

“Tai Chi Eases Depression in Elderly” http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/tai-chi-eases-depression-in-eld...
“Good News: Tai Chi Helps Fight Depression among the Elderly” http://healthland.time.com/2011/03/18/good-news-tai-chi-helps-fight-depr...
“Tai Chi May Lift Depression in Seniors” http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/tai-chi-may-...
“Personal Health: News and Notes” http://articles.philly.com/2011-03-21/news/29171529_1_tai-chi-cardiac-ar...

Later Life Depression, Stress and Wellness Research Program

Tai chi beats back depression in the elderly, study shows

Semel Web Manager — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:25:12 +0000

The numbers are, well, depressing: More than 2 million people age 65 and older suffer from depression, including 50 percent of those living in nursing homes. The suicide rate among white men over 85 is the highest in the country — six times the national rate. And we're not getting any younger. In the next 35 years, the number of Americans over 65 will double and the number of those over 85 will triple. So the question becomes, how to help elderly depressed individuals?

Researchers at UCLA turned to a gentle, Westernized version of tai chi chih, a 2,000-year-old Chinese martial art. When they combined a weekly tai chi exercise class with a standard depression treatment for a group of depressed elderly adults, they found greater improvement in the level of depression — along with improved quality of life, better memory and cognition, and more overall energy — than among a different group in which the standard treatment was paired with a weekly health education class.

Author:

Mark Wheeler

Division of Geriatric Psychiatry

Tai Chi Beats Back Depression in the Elderly

System Admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/2013939/tai_chi_beats_back_depression_in_the...

Dr. Helen Lavretsky, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, was featured in a March 16 RedOrbit report on her study showing that practicing the ancient martial art tai chi chih helped depressed seniors lower their depression levels.

Later Life Depression, Stress and Wellness Research Program

“Resilience, Stress, and the Neurobiology of Aging”

System Admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Article link:

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/geriatric-psychiatry/content/article/10168/16544...

Dr. Helen Lavretsky, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, wrote an article in the Sept. 1 issue of Psychiatry Times about research into mental and physical resilience that can influence successful aging.

Later Life Depression, Stress and Wellness Research Program