Geriatric Medicine

Learn the art of growing old from the supercentenarians living life to the fullest.It's said that life begins at 40 - but that number is constantly...

Named a 2013 Doody's Essential Purchase! This is a terrific text with good basic information and a level of detail, tools, and practicality that ...

This unique volume, with its person- and context-centred focus, is the only book to emphasize the need to incorporate social, cultural, and demogra...

Older adults can be especially susceptible to the debilitating effects of chronic pain, yet there are often barriers to successfully alleviating pa...

With over 3.5 million copies sold, the bestselling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now completely revised and updated...

With over 3.5 million copies sold, the bestselling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now completely revised and updated...

With over 3.5 million copies sold, the bestselling guide to understanding and caring for people with dementia is now completely revised and updated...

This edited book is based on original work of authors. It discusses elder abuse issues and brings focus on different ways of combating it. The topi...

This book is the result of a series of twelve conversations conducted over Zoom with some of the foremost elder changemakers in the fields of aging...

An encouraging and compassionate guide for dementia caregivers.Caring for someone with dementia means devotedly and patiently doing a hundred littl...

A vital roadmap to planning your own end-of-life care.While modern Americans strive to control nearly every aspect of their lives, many of us aband...

Wondering where to live in your later years? This strategic and thoughtful guide is aimed at anyone looking to determine the best place to call hom...

This eighth edition of Dr Reichel's formative text remains the go-to guide for practicing physicians and allied health staff confronted with the un...

In this enlightening (Jane Brody, New York Times) book, Harvard Medical School physician Angelo E. Volandes offers a solution to traumatic end-of...

A leading expert answers your questions about how to live to your fullest with COPD.Significant lung damage from smoking, exposure in some jobs, or...

A leading expert answers your questions about how to live to your fullest with COPD.Significant lung damage from smoking, exposure in some jobs, or...

Problem Solving in Older Cancer Patients provides an evidence-based guidebook to current thinking and clinical practice in this field. By referring...

This is the second edition of the Oxford Specialist Handbook in Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders aiming to provide its readership w...

An indispensable, comprehensive reference for family caregivers.Caregivers hold the key to the health, well-being, and happiness of their aging rel...

Seven in ten Americans over the age of age of sixty who require medical decisions in the final days of their life lack the capacity to make them. F...

A quick yet comprehensive guide for anyone considering hip replacement surgery.Each year, more than 300,000 adults in the United States undergo hip...

An indispensable, comprehensive reference for family caregivers.Caregivers hold the key to the health, well-being, and happiness of their aging rel...