"... if you legitimize old age as a diagnosis, you run the risk of a lot of people using it inappropriately.".

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  • Author(s): Sloat, Sarah
  • Source:
    MIT Technology Review. Nov/Dec2022, Vol. 125 Issue 6, p23-25. 3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      WORLD Health Organization; NOSOLOGY; SENILE dementia; DIAGNOSIS; OLD age; AGING prevention
    • Abstract:
      The article presents information on changes to be made by the World Health Organization to its International Classification of Diseases, which includes replacing the diagnosis of the disease "senility" with the term "old age." Topics discussed include the reaction of researchers to the revision plan, concerns expressed by geriatric psychiatrist and professor Kiran Rabheru on the impact of the changes on ageism, and the rise in anti-aging research projects.