Definitions of successful aging remission and recovery are all multi dimensional and integrate multiple domains eg physical cognitive emotional and social functioning subjective definitions tend to represent processes and emphasize attainment or maintenance of goals positive attitudes toward the self and future and attainment of social milestones and connectedness objective definitions tend to emphasize freedom from disease and disability in terms of trajectories successful . Successful cognitive and emotional aging while most of the focus of psychiatry is rightfully placed on the definitions mechanisms and treatment of mental dis orders we believe it is equally worthwhile to investigate positive states of mental health including successful cogni tive and emotional aging aging will become increasingly more relevant to psychia try in the years to come by . Successful cognitive and emotional aging dilip v jeste search for more papers by this author colin a depp search for more papers by this author ipsit v vahia search for more papers by this author dilip v jeste search for more papers by this author colin a depp search for more papers by this author ipsit v vahia search for more papers by this author first published 12 march . Successful cognitive and emotional agingprovides an engaging account of the current state of research on cognitive and emotional aging with a particular emphasis on strategies to offset potentially negative consequences of the aging process