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Getting ready for retirement   In the news: Minimizing memory loss   best bets 1. Find a psychologist 2. Facts about depression in older adults 3. Preparing for retirement: More than money in the bank 4. APA Office on Aging Advertisements   press releases APA Task Force Urges Integrated Health Care Model as Population Ages (02/26/08) more press releases >> psychology news Fear of falls may drain seniors' physical function May 1, 2008, Reuters Depression tied to Alzheimer's April 29, 2008, New York Times (free registered required) Strategies to minimize memory loss April 28, 2008, Psych Central Bigger aging worries than wrinkles April 25, 2008, MSNBC more psychology news >> Monitor on Psychology Psychology's growth careers (April 2008) A President's budget grim for psychology (April 2008) Warding off dementia (March 2008) more Monitor news >> books & videos Bereavement in Late Life: Coping, Adaptation, and Developmental Influences Buy this book Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Older Adults (CE credit) Medical Adherence and Aging: Social and Cognitive Perspectives more books & videos on aging >> journals APOE Genotype and Cognitive Functioning in a Large Age-Stratified Population Sample (January 2007) Serum Uric Acid and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults (January 2007) Cognitive Processes Related to Gait Velocity: Results From the Einstein Again Study (March 2006) Physical Activity and Psychological Well-Being in Advanced Age:A Meta-Analysis of Intervention Studies (June 2005) more journals >> internal APA resources Find a psychologist Aging and depression Life plan for the life span more internal resources >> additional links Administration on Aging National Council on the Aging National Institute on Aging more links >>

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