Geriatric Medicine

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...

This book aims at disseminating information and knowledge in Gerontechnology, a topic that is still considered a specific area of interest for tech...

Ageing is a complex, time-related biological phenomenon that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated. According to even the most pe...

The elderly represent the fastest growing segment of the population in developed countries, reflected in the patient population presenting to EDs a...

BACE inhibitors and their use in the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease BACE (-site of APP cleaving enzyme) is a critical component in Alzheimer's Di...

Thema dieses Buches sind die Fragilitätsfrakturen des Beckens aus interdisziplinärer Sicht. Als ein Indikationsfaktor für Osteoporose zeigen Fragil...

This practical guide brings together approaches designed for simulation-based education for the care of older adults. It fills a gap in the trainin...

Vestibular rehabilitation (VR) has changed over the last decades from a purely PT-based (PT=physical therapy) concept to a multifactorial, multipro...

Adults 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the population worldwide, which means there will be more people living with mild cognitive i...

The over-65 population in the United States is rapidly growing. There are currently about 52 million people over 65 years of age in the United Stat...

The book offers a must-have tool primarily for psychiatrists, geriatricians, neurologists, and psychologists, but will also be of interest to gener...

Sprachführer für den Pflegealltag Dieses übersichtliche Wörterbuch ist ein unverzichtbarer Helfer im Gespräch. Begriffe und einfache Sätze aus dem...

The development of 'ageless' mental health services means that an increasing number of clinicians are now required to work with older people. Cogni...

An up-to-date clinical guide for healthcare professionals on the assessment, diagnosis and management of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MC...

Providing people with dementia with opportunities to engage in creative activity can play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing communication...

Qigong is the centuries-old practice of moving vital energy (Qi) through the channels of the body, known as meridians, to promote vitality and heal...

Creativity stimulates older adults both mentally and emotionally and has numerous cognitive and social benefits. Providing culturally-sensitive str...

Gerontological nursing remains a critical specialty area for the profession of nursing, especially as the older adult population grows. The Fifth E...