A free webinar, “Preventing Cognitive Decline at Late-Life,” will be hosted by the Institute for Mental Health Research between 11-12 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 9.

Dr. Jordan Karp, a member of the IMHR Scientific Advisory Council, who is an internationally-recognized geriatric psychiatrist, professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, will share his research on late-life individuals, according to a press release.

He will detail how exercise and preventing and treating clinical depression may delay cognitive decline for the webinar, which is sponsored by IMHR, an organization dedicated to funding research by some of Arizona’s mental health researchers.

The organization makes available opportunities for scientists, researchers and thought leaders to “share research findings that make us smarter, stronger, and more prepared for mental health challenges,” the release said, inviting attendees to learn the links between exercise, depression, and brain health; and how the body and mind are connected.

“Cognitive decline and loss of independence are two of the most feared consequences of aging,” said Karp in a prepared statement. “Fortunately, the tools to prevent it are within our reach: exercise and preventing and treating clinical depression.”

Older Americans have been likely to experience psychological distress, the release said, due to the ways the pandemic has disrupted daily lives; experiences like isolation, loneliness, grief, and fear have resulted in depression, anxiety, and increased rates of suicide.

See: imhr.com