Geriatric medicine

A clinical guide for all health specialists offering practical, relevant and comprehensive information on managing the elderly patient.

Increasingly, we hear of more and more elders falling victim to financial exploitation.

Already established in its first edition as a key text in elderly care, this comprehensively revised second edition of Essential Facts in Geriatric Medicine is a vital reference for health professionals involved in providing comprehensive care to the older population.

Evidence Based Treatment with Older Adults: Theory, Practice, and Research provides a detailed examination of five research-supported psychosocial interventions for use with older adults: cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, life review/reminiscence, problem solving therapy, and psychoeducational/social support approaches.

Every day, thousands of people receive a diagnosis of serious, life-threatening illness, and their families and friends suddenly become caregivers.

This book derives from a symposium conducted in San Francisco CA, entitled "e;Environmental Design for Optimum Vision in the Elderly"e; that was sponsored by the American Aging Association, October 11-12, 1985.

Patients with advanced cancer may develop a number of clinical complications related to tumor progression or a variety of aggressive treatments.

Textbook of Dementia Care: An Integrated Approach gives an overview of dementia care at a level appropriate to health and social care students, as well as providing an update to experienced practitioners.

Viele Menschen wunschen am Ende ihres Lebens, zuhause sterben zu konnen.

What do you need to know in order to provide the best possible care for sick children of different faiths?

This book focuses on language and communication issues with older people with mental health problems.

A unique, documented case against the legalisation of ''assisted dying'', based mainly on empirical and logical ''slippery slope'' concerns.

This landmark text is the key resource for nurses working in the field of palliative care.

A concise, up-to-date guide to the understanding, prevention and treatment of falls in older adults, covering recent advances in research.

With an ageing population, there is little doubt that the majority of hospital-based consultants and their teams will care for older patients and the many complications this presents.

This book collects and reviews, for the first time, a wide range of advances in the area of human aging biomarkers.

In the 7 years since the first edition of Clinical Manual of Geriatric Psychopharmacology was published, dozens of new drugs have been released, and older medications have been marketed in different formulations.

This new edition of the popular and market-leading Diabetes in Old Age features up-to-date and comprehensive information about the key aspects of managing older people with diabetes, predominantly type 2 diabetes.

More than two decades into the global HIV epidemic, many HIV positive patients who have access to antiretroviral medications are graying.

This comprehensive volume examines the gradual reduction of mobility in the elderly.

Maximise your exam success with this essential revision guide.

The economic crisis that began in 2008 has had a significant impact on the well-being of certain segments of the population and its disruptive effects can be expected to last well into the future.

Spiritual, Religious, and Cultural Aspects of Care is the fifth volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series.

Integrative geriatrics is a new field of medicine that advocates for a whole-person, patient-centered, primarily non-pharmacological approach to medical care of the elderly.

The cornerstone of this book is the physical activity and mobility in the elderly as an essential aspect of life.

While surveys show that most of us would prefer to die at home, 80% of us will die in a health care facility, many hooked up to machines and faced with tough decisions.

This book documents the state of the art in the field of ambient assisted living (AAL), highlighting the impressive potential of novel methodologies and technologies to enhance well-being and promote active ageing.

"e;At a time when there is considerable interest in the palliative care needs of people with advanced dementia, this 'tour de force' on the development/psycho-metric testing of 11 tools (all included) will be invaluable to both researchers and practitioners wanting to develop better care.

Ageing populations mean that palliative and end of life care for older people must assume greater priority.

Over a period of almost 10 years, the work of the Project on Death in America (PDIA) played a formative role in the advancement of end of life care in the United States.

Care for older adults in Emergency Departments (EDs) has historically been focused on acute medical conditions with little emphasis on geriatric-specific issues.

As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United States to care for its sick and elderly?

Aging affects neurological function leading to neurological disease As society grows older, so do the neurological problems associated with aging.

What is quality of life?

This text consists of eleven chapters concisely summarizing general adult psychiatry in the form of notes.

The major objective of this book is to review in detail health problems occurring with significant frequency in aging adults which are proposed to be treated or ameliorated using nutriceuticals as foods and dietary supplements as well as other complementary and alternative therapies.

Physical Activity and the Aging Brain: Effects of Exercise on Neurological Function is a complete guide to the manifold effects of exercise and physical activity on the aging brain.

Even for the most experienced healthcare professional, managing the last few days of life can be difficult.

The gold-standard text on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the elderly - completely updated with a new full-color presentationA Doody's Core Title for 2021!

How do people face life-limiting illness and death?

The past few years have witnessed widespread acceptance of the notion that few elderly individuals are willing to stand by silently in the process of growing, and to relinquish whatever actual controls, autonomy or control beliefs they had in the past.

Examines the alterations of cognition, perception, and behavior that occur with healthy brain aging, their mechanisms, and their management.

The care of patients with advanced and terminal illness can be extremely rewarding but often causes professionals a considerable amount of discomfort.

Focuses on the clinical diagnoses and management of sleep disorders.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the field of developmental programming of ageing phenotypes.

A practical guide to providing home-based mental health services, Providing Home Care for Older Adults teaches readers how to handle the unique aspects of home-based care and apply and adapt evidence-based assessment and treatment within the home-based setting.

IThe Edge of Medicine/I tells the stories of dying children and their families, capturing the full range of uncertainties, hopes and disappointments, and ups and downs of children near the end of life.

Coping with Aging is the final project of the late Richard S.

Caring for terminally ill patients and their families is challenging.