Resilience and Aging: Research and Practice

Author:   Helen Lavretsky (Professor of Psychiatry, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421414980


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 December 2014
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Helen Lavretsky (Professor of Psychiatry, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.499kg
ISBN:  

9781421414980


ISBN 10:   1421414988
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   15 December 2014
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. What Is Resilience in the Context of Aging? 2. Psychological Emotional Resilience and Cognitive Resilience 3. Resilience and Longevity 4. Biomarkers and the Neurobiology of Resilience 5. Gene–Environment Interaction and Resilience 6. Common Stressors of Old Age and Their Effect on Resilience 7. Spirituality and Aging 8. Social Models of Promoting Resilience 9. Cultural and Ethnic Factors in Understanding and Building Resilience 10. Measuring Resilience in Older Adults 11. Resilience-Promoting Interventions 12. Building Resilient Communities for Older Adults 13. Resilience-Building Interventions and Prevention of Chronic Diseases of Aging 14. Epilogue Index

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Dr. Lavretsky provides an intellectually stimulating journey into the meaning of resilience with aging, the impact of resilience on psychological well-being, cognitive functioning, and resilience-promotiong interventions... Resilience and Aging: Research and Practice is a wonderful book that provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of the complexities of resilience in aging and how practitioners can maximize resilience in aging patients. -- Frank W. Brown * American Journal of Psychiatry * A comprehensive review of resilience and its relationship to the areas of aging-related science, policy, treatment, and intervention, with an overall goal of creating awareness about resilience-building and improving the lives of older adults and their families. * The Gerontologist *


Dr. Lavretsky provides an intellectually stimulating journey into the meaning of resilience with aging, the impact of resilience on psychological well-being, cognitive functioning, and resilience-promotiong interventions... Resilience and Aging: Research and Practice is a wonderful book that provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of the complexities of resilience in aging and how practitioners can maximize resilience in aging patients. -- Frank W. Brown American Journal of Psychiatry A comprehensive review of resilience and its relationship to the areas of aging-related science, policy, treatment, and intervention, with an overall goal of creating awareness about resilience-building and improving the lives of older adults and their families. The Gerontologist


Dr. Lavretsky provides an intellectually stimulating journey into the meaning of resilience with aging, the impact of resilience on psychological well-being, cognitive functioning, and resilience-promotiong interventions... Resilience and Aging: Research and Practice is a wonderful book that provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of the complexities of resilience in aging and how practitioners can maximize resilience in aging patients. -- Frank W. Brown American Journal of Psychiatry


Dr. Lavretsky provides an intellectually stimulating journey into the meaning of resilience with aging, the impact of resilience on psychological well-being, cognitive functioning, and resilience-promotiong interventions... Resilience and Aging: Research and Practice is a wonderful book that provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of the complexities of resilience in aging and how practitioners can maximize resilience in aging patients. -- Frank W. Brown * American Journal of Psychiatry * A comprehensive review of resilience and its relationship to the areas of aging-related science, policy, treatment, and intervention, with an overall goal of creating awareness about resilience-building and improving the lives of older adults and their families. * The Gerontologist *


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Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS, is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and director of the Late-life Depression, Stress, and Wellness Research Program at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. She is the coeditor of Late-life Mood Disorders.

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