Old age, regardless of how it is specifically defined, is now being experienced by more people for a longer period of time than ever before. Old age has increasingly significant political, medical, economic, social, and demographic consequences for all nations. While the percentage of persons age 60 and over now ranges from about 13% to […]
Category Archives: Elders
Schizophrenia
What Is It? What Causes Schizophrenia? How Is It Treated? How Can Other People Help? What Is The Outlook? WHAT IS IT? Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disease. Approximately 1 percent of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime – more than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness in a given year. […]