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Emotional Problems in Later Life: Common Issues in Late Life Are Retirement, Divorce, Widowhood, Misues of Prescription Drugs, Suicide, and Neglect
Emotional Problems in Later Life: Common issues in late life are retirement, divorce, widowhood, misues of prescription drugs, suicide, and neglect
Getting old is no fun, the 83 year old told her daughter. Having lost her husband suddenly, the result of an aneurysm nine years earlier and currently recovering from a complicated spinal surgery, she expressed the sentiment of many elderly adults. We have all watched as our parents, grandparents, neighbors, or friends navigate their way through the minefields of aging, hoping to avoid the disruptive effects of physical, mental, and social deterioration. Aging has emerged as an area of concern worldwide. Life expectancy has increased, largely due to advances in medical science, improved health care, and improved nutrition. As a result, the elderly population has rapidly increased, bringing a growing consciousness of this distinct group to society. The 60+ population increased 50.4% from 1960 to 1980 with projections of 57% from 1980 to 2000, and about 65% from 2000 to 2020. This 60-year span from 1960 to 2020 has a projected increase of 410% while there will be only a 157% increase for the total population.