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Table of Contents:

• Global aging / Karen M. Sowers, William S. Rowe
• Biological aspects and theories of aging / Laura J. Pankow, Jeffrey M. Solotoroff
• Cognitive and affective theories of adult development / Bert Hayslip Jr., Benjamin P. Chapman
• Personality theories of successful aging / Natalie C. Ebner, Alexandra M. Freund
• Wisdom, life-longings, and optimal development / Susanne Scheibe, Ute Kunzmann, Paul B. Baltes
• Sociological approaches to understanding age and aging / Debra A. Street
• Health promotion / Jill Bradshaw, Waldo C. Klein
• Disability / Elizabeth Lightfoot
• Sleep disturbances / Mary Ann Leitz
• Sexuality and intimacy / Linda J. Brock, Glen Jennings
• Depression / Leslie Hasche, Nancy Morrow-Howell
• Substance abuse / Noell L. Rowan, Anna C. Faul
• Alzheimer's disease / Masahiro Shigeta, Akira Homma
• Grief and bereavement / Robert O. Hansson, Bert Hayslip Jr., Margaret S. Stroebe
• Parenting grandchildren / Hwa-Ok Hannah Park, Jan Steven Greenberg
• Family caregiving / Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, Jeannine M. Rowe, Karl Kosloski
• Community- and facility-based care / Gretchen E. Alkema, Kathleen H. Wilber, Susan M. Enguidanos
• Elder abuse / Patricia Brownell, Gina R. Rosich
• Health decisions and directives about end of life / Jay Wolfson, Rebecca Morgan
• Global challenges for an aging population / Jeanette C. Takamura.

Contributors:

Blackburn, James A., Ph. D.

Dulmus, Catherine N.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

Geriatrics — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Gerontology — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Evidence-based medicine — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Geriatrics

Gerontology

Evidence-based medicine

Genres:

Handbooks and manuals

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Physical Description:

xii, 588 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Call Numbers:

RC952.55 .H395 2007

ISBNs:

0471771708 (cloth, alk. paper)
9780471771708 (hbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2006027614

OCLC Numbers:

71223051