What Is Midlife Crisis?

Summaries of Midlife Crisis

•       Midlife Crisis Test
•       Components of Midlife Crisis
•       Parker-Pope, Tara.  “The Midlife Crisis Goes Global.”
•       Summary of Conway’s Stages of Midlife Crisis
•       Stumpf, K-R. “Stages of Midlife Crisis.”

Testimonials from MLCers and their spouses

•       Forum post from a woman whose father battled depression
•       MLC Script:  The reasons spouses give for leaving
•       Forum posts from the spouses of MLCers
•       Responses to Huffington Post article on midlife crisis
•       Forum posts on how MLCers use Facebook
•       A female MLCer’s story
•       A male MLCer’s story
•       Another male MLCer’s story
•       Return stories and length of time to reconnection

The Biochemistry of Midlife Crisis

•       “Holy Hormones Honey!”:  the relationship between anger and dropping testosterone
•       Costa and McCrae Normative Aging Study
•      selection from Carver, Joseph, PhD.  “The Chemical Imbalance in Mental Health Problems”
•       Gardner, Amanda. “Depression in Middle Age Linked to Dementia.”
•       Coles, Jeremy.  “Great Apes May Have ‘Mid-Life Crisis,’ A Study Suggests,” on the biological basis of midlife crisis
•      “Genes ‘Play Key Happiness Role,’” on the genetic predisposition toward happiness or unhappiness
•       Nauert, Rick.  “Immune Disorders Tied to Mental Illness?”

The Psychology of Midlife Crisis

•       Engs, R. C. “What Are Addictive Behaviors?”
•       Pittman, Frank.  “Beyond Betrayal:  Life After Infidelity,” on the link between depression and infidelity
•       Folk-Williams, John.  “Why Depressed Men Leave.”
•       Carver, Joseph, PhD.  “Depression:  Causes, Symptoms and Treatment.”
•       Bipolar Disorder

Typical MLC:  What You Might See and Hear

•       Signs of Depression in MLC