Geriatric Medicine

Strategien für ein langes Leben ist ein Leitfaden für ein längeres, gesünderes Leben im Alter. Das Buch erläutert drei wichtige Bereiche: Was Sie t...

Active aging programs that encourage older adults to practice health- promoting behaviors are proliferating worldwide. In Poland, the meanings and ...

Older adultsarelivinglongerwithmorechronic disease and functional impairmentthan at any other time in history. Office-basedpracticeis inadequate to...

This book proposes a way of understanding human movement and its forms of deterioration and preservation in older people. The author presents a met...

This book focuses on the skills required in testing and treating the older adult population. Topics discussed include normal aging, determining com...

Active aging programs that encourage older adults to practice health- promoting behaviors are proliferating worldwide. In Poland, the meanings and ...

This book describes the processes involved in the aging of the human mind, the role of memory, cognitive impairment, and changes in information pro...

Every day ten thousand baby boomers turn 65, and by 2030 more than 20% of US residents will be 65 or older. Mental health professionals must become...

An essential guide to assessing and treating people with dementia syndromes As the number of older adults with dementia continues to skyrocket, ev...

A dementia diagnosis can be terrifying and debilitating, but this unique book can provide caregiverswhether they are family members or professional...

This comprehensive text will provide a state-of-the art review of the field of geriatric acute care surgery, reviewing new epidemiology data about ...

Family caregiving affects millions of Americans every day, in all walks of life. At least 17.7 million individuals in the United States are caregiv...

Millions of people are living with dementia in the United States and globally. To live well with dementia, people need care, services, and supports...

The first lesson is that success looks like whatever your patient describes it as ... Some want to be pain free, to breathe a little easier, to mak...

As improvements in living conditions and advances in modern medicine lead to increased life expectancy and the number of older adults world-wide co...