Lavretsky, Helen

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In Resilience and Aging, renowned geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Helen Lavretsky explains how enhanced resilience which involves positively adapting to adversity in a way that maintains a persons biological and psychologicalequilibrium can counter that vulnerability.

"When aging adults struggle with social isolation, financial instability, or the difficult work of caring for a spouse with a chronic illness, their levels of stress can be enormous. But many older adults are living longer and are trying to make the best of their later years des…

In Resilience and Aging, renowned geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Helen Lavretsky explains how enhanced resilience which involves positively adapting to adversity in a way that maintains a persons biological and psychological equilibrium can counter that vulnerability.