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  • Health, Disease, and Illness

    Concepts in Medicine

    de Arthur L. Caplan, Galen, Maimonodes, Roy Porter, G.S. Rousseau, Samuel A. Cartwright, Georges Canguilhem0, Thomas S. Szaz1, George L. Engel2, Robert A. Aronowitz3, Christopher Boorse4, K. Danner Clouser5, Charles M. Culver6, Bernard Gert7, Roberto Mordacci8, Andrew Sobel9, R.E. Kendell0, Winston Chiong1, Alice Domurat Dreger2, Peter Conrad3, Norma C. Ware4, John T. E. Richardson5, Frances B. McCrea6, Martha Holstein7, Sander Gilman8, George C. Williams9, David Magnus0, Eric T. Juengst1, Peter J. Whitehouse2, Maxwell J. Mehlman3, Thomas H. Murray4, Paul R. Wolpe5 ...
    In the 1850s, "Drapetomania" was the medical term for a disease found among black slaves in the United States. The main symptom was a strange desire to run away from their masters. In earlier centuries gout was understood as a metabolic disease of the affluent, so much so that it became a badge of uppercrust honor—and a medical excuse to avoid hard work. Today, is there such a thing as mental ... Leer más

    $40.49 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A bioética de V. R. Potter

    conceitos, usos e significado

    de Anor Sganzerla, Diego Carlos Zanella, Peter J. Whitehouse ...
    Esta coletânea reúne ensaios de diversos estudiosos que exploram a bioética sob a perspectiva de Van Rensselaer Potter, um dos pioneiros do campo. A bioética de V. R. Potter: conceitos, usos e significado leva o leitor a uma jornada fascinante desde as origens do termo "bioética" até suas variadas aplicações modernas em um contexto globalizado e interdisciplinar. O livro examina em detalhes como a ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Myth of Alzheimer's

    What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis

    de Peter J. Whitehouse, Daniel George ...
    "A thought provoking book that raises important questions about later life cognitive decline and Alzheimer disease. I highly recommend it." —Peter V. Rabins, M.D., MPH, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, co-author of The 36-Hour DayDr. Peter Whitehouse will transform the way we think about Alzheimer's disease. In this provocative and ground-breaking book he challenges the conventional wisdom about ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Aging Studies and Ecocriticism

    Interdisciplinary Encounters

    de Julia Hoydis, Anna-Christina Kainradl, Ulla Kriebernegg, Albert Banerjee, Simon Dickel, Katrina Dunn, Michaela Schrage-Früh, Silvia Gerlsbeck0, Stephen Hahn1, Julia Henderson2, Christian Lenz3, Tina-Karen Pusse4, Núria Mina-Riera5, Adrian Tait6, Nassim W. Balestrini8, Jade E. French9, Peter J. Whitehouse0 ...
    Series series Ecocritical Theory and Practice
    Aging Studies and Ecocriticism: Interdisciplinary Encounters argues that both aging studies and ecocriticism address the complex dynamics of individual and collective agency, oppression and dependency, care and conviviality, vulnerability and resistance as well as intergenerationality and responsibility. Yet, even though both fields employ overlapping methodologies and theoretical frameworks and ... Leer más

    $89.09 USD

  • American Dementia

    Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society

    de Daniel R. George, Peter J. Whitehouse ...
    Have the social safety nets, environmental protections, and policies to redress wealth and income inequality enacted after World War II contributed to declining rates of dementia today—and how do we improve brain health in the future?Winner of the American Book Fest Health: Aging/50+ by the American Book Fest, Living Now Book Award: Mature Living/Aging by the Living Now Book AwardsFor decades, ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Transforming the Quality of Life for People with Dementia through Contact with the Natural World

    Fresh Air on My Face

    de Lorraine Robertson, Marie-José Enders-Slegers, Johanna M. Wigg, Caren Price-Hunt, Peter J. Whitehouse, Rachael Litherland, Brett Joseph, Marcus Fellows, Daniel R. George, Lynda Hughes, Neil Mapes, James McKillop, Trevor Jarvis, Claire Craig, David G McNair, Brian Hennell, June Hennell, Malcolm Goldsmith, Simone de de Bruin, Javier Sánchez Sánchez Merina, Manjit Kaur Kaur Nijjar, Mr John Killick ...
    This important book simply but persuasively demonstrates why we should provide the opportunities for people with dementia to experience the great outdoors. It also gives a voice to people with dementia who have felt the benefit of getting closer to nature. The contributors explore many different ways in which people with dementia can experience and interact with nature through pursuits such as ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • Concepts of Alzheimer Disease

    Biological, Clinical, and Cultural Perspectives

    Edición de Peter J. Whitehouse, MD PhD, Konrad Maurer, MD PhD, Jesse F. Ballenger, PhD ...
    Series series Gerontology
    As the essays in this volume show, conceptualizing dementia has always been a complex process. With contributions from noted professionals in psychiatry, neurology, molecular biology, sociology, history, ethics, and health policy, Concepts of Alzheimer Disease looks at the ways in which Alzheimer disease has been defined in various historical and cultural contexts.The book covers every major ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

  • Successful Aging Through the Life Span

    Intergenerational Issues in Health

    Edición de May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN, Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, PhD, Diana L. Morris, PhD, RN, FAAN ...
    This book explores concepts and practices for productive aging: What factors contribute to successful aging? What is the role of exercise and nutrition? What is the role of children and adults in interaction with elders?The chapters identify the best practices for successful aging, examine trends in intergenerational caregiving, and define roles and responsibilities across the life span. Topics ... Leer más

    $71.99 USD

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    American Dementia

    Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society

    de Daniel R. George, Peter J. Whitehouse ...
    Narrado por Luis Moreno ...

    Completo

    16 hora 4 minutos

    For decades, researchers have chased a pharmaceutical cure for memory loss. But despite the fact that no disease-modifying biotech treatments have emerged, new research suggests that dementia rates have actually declined in the United Statesand Western Europe over the last decade. Why is this happening? And what does it mean for brain health in the future?In American Dementia, Daniel R. George, ... Leer más

    $30.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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    The Myth of Alzheimer’s

    What You Aren’t Being Told about Today’s Most Dreaded Diagnosis

    de Peter J. Whitehouse MD, PhD, Danny George MSc ...
    Narrado por Raymond Todd ...

    Completo

    9 hora 8 minutos

    Leading gerontologist Peter J. Whitehouse presents his provocative approach to aging and senility, calling for a relabeling of age-associated cognitive challenges. In a call to arms to reevaluate the way we think about and deal with Alzheimer’s disease, he claims that the current view of Alzheimer’s as a virtual death sentence obscures the potential for vitality and wisdom that still exists in the ... Leer más

    $19.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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