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AGING OF THE BRAIN AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 280.00AGING OF THE BRAIN AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE more...
Aging and Quality of Life
Springer Publishing Company 1994; US$ 99.00In this timely and important work, expert gerontologists review what has been learned about the aged and the process of aging and link this knowledge to interventions for improving the quality of life. This volume highlights the development of preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative interventions designed to assist older people maintain their independence... more...
Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry
Wiley 2010; US$ 269.99The renowned Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry , now in its third edition, addresses the social and biological concepts of geriatric mental health from an international perspective. Featuring contributions by distinguished authors from around the world, the book offers a distinctive angle on issues in this continually developing discipline.... more...
Robert N. Butler, MD
Columbia University Press 2013; US$ 39.99Robert Neil Butler (1927?2010) was a scholar, psychiatrist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who revolutionized the way the world thinks about aging. One of the first psychiatrists to engage with older men and women outside of institutional settings, Butler coined the term ?ageism? to draw attention to discrimination against older adults and spent... more...
Crossing Frontiers
Cambridge University Press 1995; US$ 29.00This is the first book-length study of the history of gerontology. It shows how old age became a 'problem' worth investigating and how a mulitidisciplinary orientation took shape. more...
Dementia Care
Taylor & Francis Ltd 2003; US$ 39.95Dementia presents challenges to all those working in health and social care. It is a progressive disease that affects the person with dementia, their families and friends, and the wider community. Dementia affects each person in a unique way. The challenge to professionals is to respond to this uniqueness by providing support that is effective,... more...
Dependence and Autonomy in Old Age
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 75.00In this influential book, George Agich abandons comfortable abstractions to reveal the concrete threats to personal autonomy in long-term care. His book therefore offers a framework for carers to develop an ethic of long-term care within the complex environment in which many dependent and aged people find themselves. more...
How We Age
Da Capo Press 2011; US$ 15.00A young doctor?s reflections on his experiences as a nursing-home psychiatrist?with remarkable stories of vitality and growth that transformed his view of aging more...
Case Studies in Geriatric Medicine
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 71.00This case-based approach to geriatric medicine is suitable for all health professionals and trainees who provide care for the elderly. more...
Neuroimaging Research in Geriatric Mental Health
Springer Publishing Company 2010; US$ 69.00The effect of aging on brain function has become a topic of great interest in psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and gerontology over the past decade. Current research has fundamentally changed how the aging process is viewed. No longer is it consider inevitable that cognitive declines begin at middle age; the majority of elderly undergo a perfectly... more...









