Korea is showing the fastest trend in the world in population aging; there is a high interest in
the elderly population nationwide. Among the common chronic diseases, the elderly tends to …

Subjective well-being (SWB) is often described as being U-shaped over adulthood,
declining to a midlife slump and then improving thereafter. Improved SWB in later adulthood …

Background With the intensification of aging, depression among the older adults has
become a significant global health challenge, especially in developing countries where the …

Throughout history, people with mental illness have been discriminated against and
stigmatized. Our experiment provides a new measure of perceived depression stigma and …

The over-60 population in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to grow rapidly in the coming
decades, tripling between 2020 and 2050. Despite this explosive projected growth, few …

Loneliness and associated physical and cognitive health decline among the aging
population is an important medical concern, exacerbated in times of abnormal isolation like …

While psychotherapy has been shown to be effective in treating depression, take-up remains
low. In a sample of 1,843 depressed individuals, we document that effectiveness concerns …

Although the correlates of loneliness among older adults are very well explored in
developed countries, there has been far less quantitative research in developing country …

Background: Our previous study showed that antibiotic exposure was linked to depressive
symptomatology in community-dwelling older adults in China. Our current study aims to …

Loneliness and depression are the most prevalent mental health issues among older adults,
and their relationship has been documented in studies using reflective psychopathological …