If you or a close one have crossed into middle age and run into a wall and you think it might be a midlife crisis but aren't sure, you might wonder what to do. »more»

Hi. My husband is 28 and I am 22. We have been married for three years this coming April. It has been really hard for us ever since we got married but we have made it through. A few months ago, he broke down and said he just felt kinda depressed and like he hasn't done anything with his life. He also said he doesn't feel like he can do anything, I guess as far as hobbies and stuff. »more»

According to a comprehensive study of data from 80 countries, researchers at Britain's Warwick University and America's Dartmouth College have confirmed what people in their forties have known for years, middle age is indeed truly miserable. Researchers discovered that "for both men and women the probability of depression peaks around 44 years of age. »more»

"If the midlife crisis is a figment of the psychiatric and literary imagination, it's a figment that has migrated to the male imagination at large. The option of fleeing one's responsibilities seems, paradoxically, to grow more appealing as the responsibilities themselves become more rewarding." »more»

Former X-Files star David Duchvony returns to television in Showtime's "Californication" (also featuring Natascha McElhone of "Truman Show", "Laurel Canyon", "Truman Show"). According to promotional materials Duchvony's character Hank Moody is a screenwriter in the throes of a self-destructing midlife crisis who scores more women than writing deals. »more»

Roky Erickson, who was a rock star from the 13th Floor Elevators in the late 60's, had a midlife crisis just like a lot of people. If you don't rememeber his band, their hit song was "You're Gonna Miss Me." He eventually got into doing drugs while on the road and ended up with a metal disorder, Schitzophrenia. He went crazy and had to be put into a mental institution. »more»

Like many middle age men, Dr. Ravi Godse is questioning many aspects of his life. In real-life he is a successful physician and fiction author, but the object of Dr. Ravi's desire is making a movie, which he believes is his destiny. »more»

I need some input. My husband and I are both 52 and have been together 2 years. We were both married previously, neither have any children. It's been an ideal, beautiful relationship. I totally worship this man and he treats me like a queen. It's been a fairy-tale of "I never thought I would find someone like you" for both of us. »more»

Writing in the latest issue of Psychology Today, academics Alan S. Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa propose a provocative theory of the cause of midlife crisis:

Many believe that men go through a midlife crisis when they are in middle age. Not quite. Many middle-aged men do go through midlife crises, but it's not because they are middle-aged. It's because their wives are. »more»

How would a 'near-death' experience ("NDE") affect your life? It may tell you a lot about yourself and the changes you should make even without experiencing one. The near-death experience and its aftermath also gives guidance to dealing with midlife crisis and possibility heading one off. »more»