Keys to Understanding Depression in Later Life
Five CPHHS professors present on topics related to optimizing mental health across the adult lifespan. Each presenter has conducted research in the area they are speaking about and integrate results from their studies into the general theme of mental health across the lifespan.
Karen is co-editor of the "Handbook of Intraindividual Variability Across the Life Span," where she explores human development and behavior across the entire life span. In the handbook, leading researchers summarize recent findings on the extent, role and function of IIV in human development with a focus on how, when and why individuals change over time. The latest theoretical, methodological and technological advances are reviewed. The book explores the historical and theoretical background and challenges of IIV research along with its role and function in childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Edited to maximize consistency and accessibility, each chapter includes an introduction and a review of the research and most explore future directions, new theoretical developments, and conclusions and implications.
