Geriatric medicine

Das Buch beschreibt ein innovatives ganzheitliches Förderkonzept für hochbetagte Menschen und Menschen mit dementieller Beeinträchtigung mit dem Ziel der Aufrechterhaltung und Wiederherstellung wichtiger Alltagskompetenzen.

The last 20 years have brought unprecedented new knowledge to our understanding of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and for the first time, approved symptomatic treatments.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This text provides a comprehensive, state of the art review of this field and will serve as a resource for urologists, colorectal surgeons, geriatricians, and gynecologists as well as researchers interested in neuromuscular phenomena in the pelvis.

Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, 6e provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the psychological aspects of aging.

In recent years, the aim of research on aging has shifted from prolonging life to fostering healthy and cognitively robust old age.

Across the spectrum of psychopathology in later life, psychotic symptomatology has been the most neglected, and although literature in this area is increasing, this is the first book to address the need for an overarching framework to examine and understand late-life psychotic phenomena.

In this new color handbook, the authors deal systematically with those skin conditions that are particular to or more common in the elderly covering testing, diagnosis and treatment options.

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Experts in the fields of energy metabolism, aging and oxidative stress provide an integrated view of how mechanisms involved in regulating energy metabolism are linked to fundamental processes of aging including cellular stress resistance and free radical production.

This new edition of the comprehensive and renowned textbook Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine offers a fully revised and updated review of geriatric medicine.

Die Ökologische Gerontologie versteht sich innerhalb der Alternsforschung als ein Dach, unter dem sich jene vielfältigen Perspektiven vereinigen lassen, die allesamt alte Menschen in ihrer räumlich-sozialen Umwelt ins Blickfeld nehmen.

This volume examines the state-of-the-art in our understanding of the aging brain through the application of brain imaging techniques of neuroscience to the geriatric population.

Measurement of Wound Healing will update the knowledge base and promote the use of measurements in order to improve both understanding of wounds and their management.

Taking a holistic approach to the study of aging, thisvolume uses biological, archaeological, medical, and cultural perspectives toexplore how older adults have functioned in societies around the globe andthroughout human history.

An updated second edition of a succinct guide on the expanding discipline of psychiatry of old age.

This book is intended as a comprehensive resource for clinicians and researchers seeking in-depth information on geriatric oncology.

Anti-Aging Drug Discovery on the Basis of Hallmarks of Aging is a comprehensive and timely book on all aspects of anti-aging strategies.

This book focuses specifically on the management of cardiovascular disease in elderly patients with particular frailties and in the "e;oldest old"e;.

This book examines the emergent and expanding role of technologies that hold both promise and possible peril for transforming the ageing process in this century.

This book offers a thorough examination of frailty, covering its complexity through sections on foundational concepts, pathogenesis research, assessment methods, management strategies, care settings, its relation to other chronic conditions, and societal implications.

Caring for the ill, disabled, very old, or very young requires a labor-intensive commitment that is not only essential to the well-being of individuals and to society as a whole, but also fraught with physical, financial, and psychological risks.

Peter Uhlenberg The classic handbook of population, The Study of Pop- by the beginning of the twenty-first century and p- ulation edited by Philip Hauser and Otis Dudley Dun- jections show that by 2035 there will be twice as many can, was published in 1959.

This work offers a comprehensive reference guide to help clinicians in the field of Internal Medicine addressing common aspects of endocrinological disorders in their daily practice.

In the 21st century, people in the developed world are living longer.

This book addresses in a structured and multidisciplinary way the medical issues related to aging, paying particular attention to the role of diagnostic imaging in the field of cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, respiratory, neurological, urogenital and gastrointestinal diseases.

This book provides an important overview of key criminology and criminal justice concerns in Japan.

This book aims to highlight the importance of the development of health conditions and demand for the application of noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) outside the intensive care units (ICUs); the diversification of possible scenarios outside the ICUs; the need to establish references that consolidate this phenomenon and the healthcare organizations models.

This book critically explores the world of older prisoners to provide a more nuanced understanding of imprisonment at old age.

At a time when the mental health difficulties/disorders of the elderly are coming to the fore of many practitioners' patient rosters, naming and treating those problems is still too often handled as an art as much as a science.

This volume intends to re-establish social gerontology as a discipline that has pragmatic links to policy and practice.

A comprehensive assessment of the clinical, psychological, legal, and cultural aspects of dealing with unnecessary pain in the elderly.

Tailoring mental illness drug treatments specifically for elderly people has been a neglected area.

This multi-disciplinary collection of essays captures discussion, thinking and research surrounding the recent surge of interest in how technology can help us as we age.

The survival of the human species has improved significantly in modern times.

Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people.

This timely book locates older people as major clients of occupational therapy services.

As improvements in living conditions and advances in modern medicine lead to increased life expectancy and the number of older adults world-wide continues to grow, so the number of older individuals with cardiac and cerebrovascular disease is rising.

The growing number of cancer survivors presents a new challenge to generalists and specialists involved in their care.

The care home sector is large, with over 400 000 residents in the UK and a similar number employed within the homes.

With the aging of the baby boomers and medical advances that promote longevity, older adults are rapidly becoming the fastest growing segment of the population.

Be Fit for Life: A Guide to Successful Aging is a self-help book for anyone interested in living a happier and healthier life.

This book is an up-to-date, comprehensive review of the neuropsychiatry of different types of cognitive impairment by active authorities in the field.