title: Psychological aspects of aging in women.
abstract: Older women are forced to cope with many societal myths and negative stereotypes. This paper reviews the influence of these stereotypes as well as some of the other psychological concerns of women who are aging. Losses such as widowhood and divorce as well as the problem of loneliness are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D004243:Divorce; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008132:Loneliness; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012847:Single Person / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*