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Clinical Issues of Middle Age and Later Life

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  • BOAZ KAHANA
  • EVA KAHANA

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Mental health problems of middle and late life are the focus of this article. Among topics discussed are adjustment reactions to mid-life, late-life transitions, and stressful life events. Emerging mental health problems during this period are considered as a function of increased stress that is not mediated by social supports or effective strategies in coping. Sex differences in adjustive tasks during mid-life and the later years are presented. The impact of family dynamics on mental health is considered. Age-related differences in specific types of mental disorders, including organic problems, schizophrenia, and depression, are reviewed. Sexual problems, substance abuse, and psychosomatic problems are reviewed in the context of clinical problems during middle and late life. Diversity and individual differences in responses to the stresses of life transitions are emphasized while psychosocial strengths of older persons that promote mental health are portrayed.

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  • Boaz Kahana & Eva Kahana, 1982. "Clinical Issues of Middle Age and Later Life," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 464(1), pages 140-161, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:464:y:1982:i:1:p:140-161
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716282464001013
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