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Gerontology Serie de eBooks

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  • 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

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  • Western Attitudes toward Death

    From the Middle Ages to the Present

    de Philippe Ariès ...
    Traducido por Patricia Ranum ...
    Series Libro 3 - The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History
    Reveals the change in Western man's conception and acceptance of death as evidenced in customs, literature, and art since medieval times. ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

  • Aging Together

    Dementia, Friendship, and Flourishing Communities

    de Susan H. McFadden, John T. McFadden ...
    Never in human history have there been so many people entering old age—roughly one-third of whom will experience some form of neurodegeneration as they age. This seismic demographic shift will force us all to rethink how we live and deal with our aging population.Susan H. McFadden and John T. McFadden propose a radical reconstruction of our societal understanding of old age. Rather than ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • The End of Old Age

    Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life

    de Marc E. Argonin ...
    The acclaimed author of How We Age, whose "descriptive powers are a gift to readers" (Sherwin Nuland), presents a hopeful and practical model of aging -- a guide to understanding how we can all make the journey better.As one of America's leading geriatric psychiatrists, Dr. Marc Agronin sees both the sickest and the healthiest of seniors. He observes what works to make their lives better and more ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD

  • The Social Geography of Healthy Aging

    de Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha, Karin Volkwein-Caplan ...
    The healthy and successful transition to later life can be a difficult experience. This book discusses the historical, cultural, and social psychological factors that shape the quality of life of older women and men. A central premise of the proposed book is that where we live is vital to how we age, Thus, this book has a look at stories of older women and men who are from different cultural ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Substance Use and Older People

    de Ilana Crome, Li-Tzy Wu, Rahul (Tony) Rao, Peter Crome ...
    Series series Addiction Press
    Substance use and addiction is an increasing problem amongst older people. The identification of this problem is often more difficult in older patients and is frequently missed, particularly in the primary care context and in emergency departments, but also in a range of medical and psychiatric specialties.Substance Use and Older People shows how to recognise and treat substance problems in older ... Leer más

    $94.00 USD

  • Depression in Later Life

    de Robert C. Baldwin ...
    Series series Oxford Psychiatry Library
    Depression affects between 10-15% of older people, making it the most frequently encountered mental health condition in later life. Despite this, the condition is easily missed in clinical practice or not adequately treated. Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library, this second edition of Depression in Later Life highlights areas of depression which are of special relevance to later life, how to ... Leer más

    $30.59 USD

  • Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 33, 2013

    Healthy Longevity

    Edición de Jean-Marie Robine, PhD, Carol Jagger, PhD, Eileen Crimmins, PhD ...
    Developed countries and certain regions of economically emerging nations have displaying a rapidly growing population of the oldest-oldónonagenarians, centenarians, and supercentenarians. As this trend continues, we must redirect some of our research on aging to the experience of advanced old age and discovering individual and community factors that improve the quality of life during this life ... Leer más

    $85.99 USD

  • Long Days, Last Days . . . a down-to-earth guide for those at the bedside

    de Hillel Schwartz ...
    Called to the bedside of someone critically or chronically ill, what should you bring,what can you do, what must you know, what will you say?Likely you've already sat with a grandparent, parent, brother, sister, lover, or friend in a hospital or nursing home and found yourself disturbed by certain medical protocols, mystified by lab reports, frustrated by insurance forms, benumbed by pharmocracy, ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Cardiac Rhythm Disorders in Older Adults, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

    de Michael W. Rich, Win-Kuang Shen ...
    Series Libro Volume 28-4 - The Clinics: Internal Medicine
    This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine focuses on the pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and device therapies in the medical management of cardiac rhythm disorders in the elderly population. It also reviews the epidemiology of arrhythmias and conduction disorders in older adults, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: stroke prevention, bradyarrhythmias and conduction disorders, and ... Leer más

    $75.99 USD

  • Medical Implications of Elder Abuse and Neglect, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

    de Lisa Gibbs, MD ...
    Series Libro Volume 30-4 - The Clinics: Internal Medicine
    This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, devoted to Medical Implications of Elder Abuse and Neglect, is edited by Drs. Lisa Gibbs and Laura Mosqueda. Articles in this issue include: Physiology of Aging; Understanding the Medical Markers of Elder Abuse and Neglect: Physical Exam Findings; Medical Markers of Elder Abuse and Neglect: Laboratory Findings; Common Presentations of Elder Abuse in ... Leer más

    $75.99 USD

  • The Age of Supported Independence

    Voices of In-home Care

    de Beatrice Hale, Patrick Barrett, Robin Gauld ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book investigates the experiences of older people who remain at home with care. It examines the transition points for the important life changes faced by family members who take on a greater care-giving role.The book draws on demographic analyses and qualitative fieldwork to explore the shift from independence to increasing dependence, and suggests that this transition constitutes movement ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD