Geriatric medicine

Helps seniors and their caregivers successfully navigate the challenges of aging, make informed decisions, and focus on individualized goals of care to promote resiliency and maximum functional potential.

In this ground-breaking book, Professor Tracey McDonald, RSL LifeCare Chair of Ageing at the Australian Catholic University, explores some of the many issues arising from an ageing population, ageing veterans and community health.

In this short, powerful book, Karen Hitchcock shines a light on ageism in our society.

In this moving and controversial Quarterly Essay, doctor and writer Karen Hitchcock investigates the treatment of the elderly and dying through some unforgettable cases.

In 2017 Susie Kennaway asked her son Guy to kill her.

This is an original work dedicated to an important and current topic in nephrology: organ crosstalk in acute renal injury.

The Fourth Edition of this bestselling, highly regarded book has been fully revised to incorporate changes in law and clinical guidance making a vital impact on patient management, encompassing: .

This unique guide provides a much needed overview of dementia care.

Medical futility is a controversial issue not only in its definition but also in its application.

Handbook of Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease is designed to provide practical tips and emphasize key priorities for treatment of non-motor aspects of the disorder.

Palliative Care: Learning in Practice is an interactive textbook based on models of open learning, action learning, work-based learning, critical companionship and reflective practice.

This book tells the story of John, who has an intellectual disability.

This book focuses on geriatric oncology and reflects the state of the art in the management of senior adults with cancer.

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.

This book has two main purposes: formative case analysis and self-assessment of medicine in old age.

Following the success of the previous edition, the second edition of Geriatrics Models of Care is the definitive resource for systems-based practice improvement for the care of older adults.

Following the success of the previous edition, the second edition of Geriatrics Models of Care is the definitive resource for systems-based practice improvement for the care of older adults.

This book broadens the visioning on new care environments that are designed to be inclusive, progressive, and convergent with the needs of an aging population.

Exercise has been rightly termed the "e;fountain of youth"e; for older adults.

An authoritative, one-stop source of answers on conditions commonly encountered among older adultsFor more than 70 years, professors, students, and clinicians have trusted LANGE for high-quality, current, concise medical information in a convenient, affordable, portable format.

The first book to explore the meaningful dreams and visions that bring comfort as death nears.

Exercise has been rightly termed the "e;fountain of youth"e; for older adults.

A line of interview books documenting conversations with artists, authors, philosophers, economists, scientists, and activists whose works are aimed at the future and at progress.

This third edition has been comprehensively updated and expanded, and now includes over 200 questions and answers throughout the text in thebest of five' format.

This third edition has been comprehensively updated and expanded, and now includes over 200 questions and answers throughout the text in thebest of five' format.

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.

Research shows that non-responsive patients benefit significantly from spiritual and pastoral care.

This book is designed for all those with a scientific interest in drug treatment and the older population.

Aging is a natural phenomenon that is peculiar to all living things.

Aging is a natural phenomenon that is peculiar to all living things.

The Situation - A Radical Journey Thru Sisterhood is an intimate portrayal of two sisters, Carolyn and Lila, whose lives are deeply intertwined over forty years.

This book examines what causes aging.

This timely book provides detailed information regarding the latest treatment for psychiatric disorders among the growing population of older adults.

Many practitioners are hesitant to treat mental health issues in older adults, believing that special expertise is required to do so effectively.

Framed by the author's personal odyssey as a caregiver and richly informed by the inspiring and poignant tales of others, Caregiving explores medical and financial problems, all aspects of spirituality, and such issues as depression, stress, housing, home care, and end-of-life concerns.

Medical practitioners receive little, if any, formal training in the prevention, assessment and management of pressure ulcers and other chronic wounds.

This volume systematically reviews the basic science and clinical knowledge of the role of free radicals and antioxidants, collectively known as "e;oxidative stress,"e; in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease.

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General NonfictionA New York Times BestsellerLonglisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionWinner of the WSU AOS Bonner Book AwardWinner of the 2022 At Home With Growing Older Impact AwardAs revelatory as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal, physician and award-winning author Louise Aronson's Elderhood is an essential, empathetic look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life.

In this "e;enlightening"e; (Jane Brody, New York Times) book, Harvard Medical School physician Angelo E.

Ghrelin, the endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue (GHS) receptor, is critical in the control of food intake and energy balance.

Many practitioners are hesitant to treat mental health issues in older adults, believing that special expertise is required to do so effectively.

Study Guide to Geriatric Psychiatry is a question-and-answer companion that allows you to evaluate your mastery of the subject matter as you progress through The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, Fifth Edition.

This book isn't about dying.

Since its beginning, Buddhism has been intimately concerned with confronting and understanding death and dying.

First published in 1976, Caring for Elderly People rapidly established itself as a standard guide for anyone dealing on a day-to-day basis with the elderly.

This book provides family doctors with a wealth of evidence-based indications and tips regarding geriatric medicine and approaches for the management of older patients, to be applied in daily practice.

The elderly population is rapidly increasing is size as a result of the ageing of the baby boomers following the Second World War.

Illustrated with abundant clinical material, this book provides essential knowledge and skills for effective mental health practice with older adults.

Whether you're coping with a loved one who has received a terminal diagnosis, has a long-term illness or disability, or suffers with dementia, caregiving is challenging and crucial.

The second edition of the Handbook of Pain Relief in Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Approach expands on the first edition by providing a number of timely new features.