Aging in good health : multidisciplinary perspectives /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Springer Pub.,
[2001]
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Psychological understandings of aging
- Stressful life events and late adulthood adaptation / Xing-jia Cui, George E. Vaillant
- The significance of life review in old age / Margery Hutter Silver
- Spirituality in later life / Myles N. Sheehan
- Emotional health and socioeconomic stress / Lauren E. Storck
- The role of music therapy in successful aging / Suzanne B. Hanser
- Family dynamics and the flow of caregiving / Alan J. Lieberman
- Pt. 2. Sociological understandings of aging
- Women's issues in aging / Diana Laskin Siegal
- Understanding and planning for retirement / Raymond Bosse
- Issues in rural aging / Patricia Flynn Weitzman, Yeon Kyung Chee, Sue E. Levkoff
- Elder abuse / Rosalie S. Wolf
- Pt. 3. Biomedical understandings of aging
- Medication use in older individuals / Jerry H. Gurwitz, Paula A. Rochon
- Nutritional issues in geriatrics / Naomi K. Fukagawa, Amy E.H. Prue
- The integration of exercise and nutrition in geriatric medicine / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh
- Falls among elderly persons / Jonathan Howland, Elizabeth Walker Peterson, Margie E. Lachman
- Geriatric rehabilitation / Linda Thalheimer
- The invisible epidemic: alcohol abuse and dependence in older adults / Yeon Kyung Chee, Sue E. Levkoff
- Pt. 4. Service provision for the elderly
- Patient-provider communication / Margaret Bergmann, Ruth Kandel
- Ethical issues in the geriatric patient / Muriel R. Gillick
- Community-based and educational services / Carolyn L. Bottum, Alan L. Balsam
- Maximizing the contributions of older people as volunteers / Francis G. Caro, Robert Morris.