Author Archives: Bob Ritzema

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About Bob Ritzema

I am a fourth-generation American of Dutch ancestry and am trained as a clinical psychologist. In 2012, I retired from Methodist University in North Carolina to return to Michigan to help family, and, in 2023, I started again with a move to Milwaukee to be near my children. I maintain a part-time therapy practice. I can be reached at bobritzema@hotmail.com.

Segregated Seniors

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Bob Ritzema

In America, social interactions tend to be stratified by age.  Young adults associate with each other more than they do with those from different cohorts, as do the middle-aged, as do the elderly.  An opinion piece by herbologist Mary Bodel … Continue reading →

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Does Activity Increase the Happiness of Older Adults?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Bob Ritzema

An earlier version of this post was published at Life Assays on April 24, 2011. On April 9, I attended the Carolinas Psychology Conference, a venue for undergraduate psychology students to present research that they’ve done. We had four students … Continue reading →

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Dementia, Caregiving, and Spirituality

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Bob Ritzema

No Act of Love is Ever Wasted; The Spirituality of Caring for Persons with Dementia by Jane Marie Thibault and Richard L. Morgan (Nashville: Upper Room Books, 2009) is directed at family members, caregivers, and clergy whose lives bring them … Continue reading →

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About This Blog

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Bob Ritzema

The populations of most countries are in the process of growing older. Thus, in the United States, the percentage of the population between 45 and 64 increased from 22.0% to 26.4% of the total between 2000 and 2010, and the … Continue reading →

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