631: Mental Health in Later Life with Dr. Helen Lavretsky

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Lucas Rockwood

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🗓️ 31 July 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

According to the WHO at least 14 percent of people over 60 have a mental health disorder with depression and anxiety on the top of the list. Loneliness, isolation, chronic pain, and diminished health are contributing causes, and unfortunately, many suffer in silence. My guest on this week’s podcast has dedicated her career to geriatric psychiatry and shares her insights into finding peace and joy in later life.

Listen and learn:

What happens to the aging brain
Potential problems with polypharmacology
Why mental health medications lose efficacy
The power of singing, chanting, music and devotion

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ABOUT OUR GUESTS

Dr. Helen Lavretsky is a psychiatrist and professor at UCLA, specializing in geriatric psychiatry and integrative mental health. Dr. Lavretsky is a leading voice in promoting mental wellbeing, particularly in later life.

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0:00.0	According to the WHO, at least 14% of people over the age of 60 have a mental health
0:07.2	disorder. As you probably guess, depression and anxiety are on the top of the list.
0:12.0	Things like loneliness, isolation, and anxiety are on the top of the list.
0:12.8	Things like loneliness, isolation, chronic pain,
0:16.1	diminishing health, these are all contributing causes.
0:19.2	And unfortunately, many people suffer in silence
0:21.7	because we often lack social support structures and
0:25.0	community around us as we age. My guest on this week's podcast has dedicated her
0:29.2	career to geriatric psychiatry and she'll share her insights into finding peace and joy in later life in spite of challenges.
0:37.0	If you're new here this is the Age Less Live More Podcast.
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1:18.0	yoga body.com.
1:20.0	Welcome everyone, it's Lucas here. Today's show is called Mental Health in Later Life and I am
1:25.6	joined here with Dr Helen Levretsky. Helen is a psychiatrist who specializes in older life in geriatric psychiatry.
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