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You know you’re having a senior moment when…… you need a pen and paper just to order a round of drinks.Getting old? Join the club! This upbeat collection of all-too-common mishaps, sprinkled with quotes from wise old sages, will have you nodding in agreement and...
Despite the stereotype of older adults primarily abusing alcohol, clinical practice insights indicate that the baby-boom generation frequently abuses the same substances as younger adults-including alcohol, benzodiazepines/z-drugs, cannabis, opioids, tobacco (nicotine),...
Providers serving older adults face a growing problem. Older adults are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with service quality citing deficits in provider communication and relationship skills. The author argues this dissatisfaction is largely related to three...
This book is a thorough revision of one of the most comprehensive reference volumes for persons working in the area of aging and mental health. The thrust of the work is interdisciplinary, and discusses research on both clinical and practical issues in aging and mental...
This SAGE Handbook integrates basic research on social dimensions of aging. It presents programmatic applications of research in areas not often seen in Handbooks including imprisonment, technology and aging, urban society aged, and elderly migration. The authors...
"Far from a dictionary, the concepts are portrayed as complex, and conflicting definitions and usages are both noted and evaluated... Each article includes a (necessarily selective) set of references, and cross-references to other concepts included in the book......
Pulitzer-prize winning author Dr. Robert Butler coined the term "ageism" and made "Alzheimer's" a familiar word. Now he brings his formidable knowledge and experience in aging issues to a recent and unprecedented achievement: the extension of human life expectancy by...
What is dementia? How should we organize dementia care? This comprehensive book critically examines the main approaches to understanding dementia (bio-medical, social-psychological and socio-gerontological) and the main principles and ideologies of care. The book: •...
'This is an excellent textbook for which there is currently a niche in the market. The chapters on rationing, professionalism, politics of clinical knowledge and the politics of democracy and participation are particularly strong and will be invaluable to students of...
`Ageing in Society brings forth exciting new questions, fresh perspectives, and a necessary critical approach to key issues - this is indeed an authoritative introduction. The authors not only have made significant contributions to gerontology, but offer the reader...
What is the future of old age? How will families, services, and economies adapt to an older population? Such questions often provoke extreme and opposing answers: some see ageing populations as having the potential to undermine economic growth and prosperity; others see...
Providing a comprehensive overview of issues of ageing from a global perspective this ambitious text introduces the reader to a wide range of issues and policies on ageing. Topics examined include: theoretical perspectives on ageing in society; demographic trends; roles...
Der Open-Access-Sammelband nimmt die Interdependenzen von Gesundheit und sozialer Ungleichheit in den Fokus. Demografische und epidemiologische Entwicklungen lassen einen erheblich erhöhten Druck auf die medizinische und pflegerische Versorgung im Alter erwarten....
Im Rahmen dieses Buches wird erforscht, inwiefern sich das Alter(n) von queeren Menschen von dem der heteronormativen Mehrheit unterscheidet und wie ein gelingendes Alter(n) dieser spezifischen Minderheitengruppe gewährleistet werden kann. Die mittels themenzentrierter...
Dieses Open-Access-Buch befasst sich kritisch mit der Anwendung freiheitseinschränkender Maßnahmen (FeM) bei Menschen mit Demenz in professionellen Sorgebeziehungen, die sowohl im Hinblick auf ihren vermeintlichen Nutzen als auch auf ihre ethische Tragweite zu...
Aktiv, gesund und vor allem produktiv im Alter? Seit mittlerweile 40 Jahren fordern Wissenschaft und Politik ein Umdenken: Alte Menschen sollen selbstständig und leistungsfähig bleiben, statt sich zurückzuziehen und abzubauen. Doch was ist dran an diesen Ideen, und sind...
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