PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this article is to present and critically evaluate recent research on life events and traumatic experiences as predictors of psychopathology in people with intellectual disability. RECENT FINDINGS The area has not developed significantly in the last years. Although life events have been associated with a range of mental health problems, only few studies have tried...

This study investigated the influences of retirement transition, age, and gender on aspects of daily experiences in adults (aged 50-75 years) who stayed working ( n = 138) and who transitioned into retirement ( n = 72). Data derived from the first and second waves of the Daily Diary Study of the National Survey of Midlife in the United States. Participants completed telephone interviews about t...

Background: Evaluation and treatment of infertility is critical to can be affected all aspects of life, particularly women, the Including how their knowledge of fertility and assisted reproduction treatment can disrupt marital and sexual Infertile women. Hence this qualitative study was performed to explore experiences of infertile women about sexual life. Materials and Methods: This is a quali...

The appropriateness of the stress-coping and life transitions models for late life experiences was assessed by examining psychosocial correlates of spouse caregiving in association with widowhood. Data were from the Health Status of Older People (HSOP) survey of 1,000 people aged 65 and over living in the community in Melbourne, Australia. Caregiving was found to be a usual precursor to widowho...