Psychology of Ageing

This book offers the first ever critical history of dementia studies.Focusing on the emergence of dementia studies as a discrete area of academic i...

This book brings together theologians, clergy, people with dementia, carers, clinicians and others to offer a holistic, interdisciplinary explorati...

This book addresses important issues of ageing and spirituality and reflects on the impact of culture on both constructs. The papers are contempora...

The rapid growth in the numbers of older people worldwide has led to an equally rapid growth in research on the changes across age in cognitive fun...

Grounded in cutting-edge knowledge about cognitive function and recovery from brain injury, this practical reference and text builds on the authors...

The go-to resource for assessing and predicting functional abilities in persons with brain injury or cognitive decline has now been revised and exp...

If you are facing the unique challenges of caring for a parent with dementia, you are not alone. What do you do when your loved one so plainly need...

A wide range of research explores patterns of lateralisation for processing emotion. Yet, relatively little explores how emotion lateralisation cha...

Growing older can be a time of great joy and satisfaction for men as they look back on their accomplishments and gain more free time, but it can al...

This book explores the multifaceted experience of suffering in old age. Older adults suffer from a variety of causes such as illness, loss, and lif...

Originally published in 1995, within the previous decade there had been significant developments in our understanding of the learning and motivatio...

In Intergenerational Contact Zones, Kaplan, Thang, Sánchez, and Hoffman introduce novel ways of thinking, planning, and designing intergenerational...

Although many aspects of fluid cognition decline with advancing age, simple observation in the wild suggests that older adults, generally speaking,...

Designing for Older Adults: Case Studies, Methods, and ToolsThere are many products, tools, and technologies available that could provide support f...

Learn about the key issues when assessing and treating older adults with mental health problems: Expert guidance through the key topics Hig...