Gero-psychology Specialty

Benefits of Working With a Gero Psychologist

(to be replaced) For many, mental burdens begin the moment a patient is told they might have cancer. Days, and even weeks, of uncertainty causes anxiety to build up as a patient and their family await potentially life-changing results. This makes working with a cancer therapist crucial from day one, as it can help the patients and their families cope during this interim period of uncertainty.

Gero-psychology Resources

Betty White’s Secret to a Long and Happy Life - Blog

Oh, Betty White, If It Wasn’t Eating Green Vegetables, How Did You Do It? Living just weeks shy of her 100th birthday, Betty White is the hallmark of a long, healthy, and happy life. Her secret? Avoiding “anything green” and treating herself to vodka on ice she joked with People Magazine.

Diagnosing and Treating Depression in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease - Peer-Reviewed

Burke, A., Goldfarb, D., Bollam, P., & Khokher, S. (2019). Diagnosing and Treating Depression in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease. Neurology and Therapy, 8, 325-350. DOI: 10.1007/s40120-019-00148-5

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The news of a cancer diagnosis is never easy. In the blink of an eye, you’re thrown into battle as the chaos and stress of appointments, scans, and labs impede on your everyday life and fear starts to grab hold of you and your family.

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