Geriatric medicine books

A comprehensive introduction to what is currently known about the impact of ageing on brain function. Increasingly,...  Read More >>

A thorough risk management tool, this book helps health professionals address common problem areas in order to avoid...  Read More >>

This describes nonpharmalogical therapies that health care and social work professionals can use to reduce the onset,...  Read More >>

Instead, it is about the things that individuals - and the helping professionals who provide them with counsel and...  Read More >>

Instead, it is about the things that individuals - and the helping professionals who provide them with counsel and...  Read More >>

"This book is a blend of practical insight and academic analysis concerning the metaphor: ""the story of my life""....  Read More >>

The current edition of Video Microscopy has been totally revised to reflect the advances in the tools for electronic...  Read More >>

Most studies of geriatric patients have focused on nursing homes. This ethnography details the day-to-day experiences...  Read More >>

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This work is a compilation of diverse information on depression in the elderly, covering the time period from 1970...  Read More >>

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Up to what point will life expectancy increase? Is there a theoretical or practical limit to human longevity? This...  Read More >>

From outlines for community-based program planning and development to discussions about the future challenges for...  Read More >>

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Anomia is the inability to access spoken names for objects, most often associated with the elderly or those with...  Read More >>

They discuss a wide range of disorders, including areas of recent research - such as frontal lobe dementias and...  Read More >>

This text examines the strategies that caregivers employ to combine work and caregiving, and the accommodations...  Read More >>

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CONTENTSForeword by David Yoder, Ph.D. Perspectives on Aging and Communication. Aging and Assistive Technology....  Read More >>

This reference shows designers and care providers how to plan an environment that enhances the lives of the growing...  Read More >>

Drawing on research evidence, logical analysis and the author's own experience, this book scrutinizes and reappraisals...  Read More >>

Examining the neurological changes that can be found in the old, this text looks at both those who are neurologically...  Read More >>

A guide to diagnosis and treatment of viral diseases in geriatric patients, Antivirals in the Elderly offers health...  Read More >>

This book provides comprehensive coverage of psychological practice with elderly patients. It discusses the normal...  Read More >>

In the professional and practice literature on working with older people, little attention has been given to the...  Read More >>