Experts explore how aging relates to desire

Published: May 3, 2018, 2:25 p.m.

b"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."