Experts explore how aging relates to desire

David Keith, MD (photo by Jim Howe) David Keith, MD (photo by Jim
Howe) One thing retired psychiatrist and professor David Keith, MD,
dislikes about old age is that he had to wait so long for it. He's
not fond of the proximity of death, either. But he says there is a
freedom to old age and a beauty he appreciates. Keith talks about
aging and how it's tied to desire, which is also the theme of this
year's Naomi Chernoff, MD, Creativity Conference, sponsored
annually by the Upstate department of psychiatry. One thing retired
psychiatrist and professor David Keith, MD, dislikes about old age
is that he had to wait so long for it. He's not fond of the
proximity of death, either. But he says there is a freedom to old
age and a beauty he appreciates. Keith talks about aging and how
it's tied to desire, which is also the theme of this year's Naomi
Chernoff, MD, Creativity Conference, sponsored annually by the
Upstate department of psychiatry.