Multi-disciplinary in its approach, this book details key psychiatric conditions, their assessment and management in line with modern developments, including the latest developments in healthcare policy.
Published in 2004: This new edition of Comprehensive Geriatric Oncology still offers an exhaustive review of the biology of cancer and aging, of the epidemiologic trends in the country and in the world, and of the clinical trials that concern cancer prevention and cancer treatment in the elderly.
Multi-disciplinary in its approach, this book details key psychiatric conditions, their assessment and management in line with modern developments, including the latest developments in healthcare policy.
This practical, thought-provoking guide provides the unemotional, clear, and accurate advice necessary for communicating with patients in a palliative care setting - a pivotal aspect of being a palliative care expert that is so difficult to quantify and teach.
The increasing demand for innovative techniques arises from the lack of safe, effective, and patient-friendly therapies for neurodegenerative disorders.
El Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Critica, preocupado por la mejoria de la atencion del adulto mayor con patologia critica, publica este libro que sera de suma utilidad para que todos los medicos de habla hispana aumenten su conocimiento sobre las diferentes patologias del paciente adulto mayor en estado critico.
This practical, thought-provoking guide provides the unemotional, clear, and accurate advice necessary for communicating with patients in a palliative care setting - a pivotal aspect of being a palliative care expert that is so difficult to quantify and teach.
Recently, professional understanding of dementia has broadened and has opened up new thinking about how we can provide more imaginative, responsive and 'person-centred' services for people with dementia.
The third edition of this successful textbook has been completely updated throughout and includes new chapters on electrophysiological tests, biological markers, global staging measures, and management of neuropsychiatric symptoms.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of aging and its mechanisms through the prism of telomere length and its link to lifestyle parameters and environmental pollutants, diseases where telomere length attrition is prominent, and therapeutic approaches to slow down or prevent the process of telomere length reduction.
This book describes the processes involved in the aging of the human mind, the role of memory, cognitive impairment, and changes in information processing in older people.
This book describes the processes involved in the aging of the human mind, the role of memory, cognitive impairment, and changes in information processing in older people.
This book brings together the proceedings of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: New Perspectives, the Sixth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease, held recently in Seville, Spain, and discusses the latest developments in the basic science and therapy of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases by leading specialists
Geriatric Surgery and Perioperative Care presents clear evidence to support regulatory and financial decisions in the light of the value-based care principles.
Geriatric Surgery and Perioperative Care presents clear evidence to support regulatory and financial decisions in the light of the value-based care principles.
This book is a systematic collection and critical analysis of current information on rejuvenation, starting from the evolutionary aspects of the origin of life, immortality, and aging.
Eine optimale Betreuung am Lebensende erfordert einen engen Austausch zwischen Medizin, Pflege, dem psychosozialen Bereich, der Seelsorge und allen anderen beteiligten Berufsgruppen.
Building upon the strengths of the popular reference, Cancer in the Elderly, this guide outlines novel approaches in the identification and management of cancer in geriatric populations by world-renowned experts on the topic.
"e;Rationing Medical Care on the Basis of Age"e; explores this highly topical issue and presents a critical argument on the nature of the possible crisis.
Given the increased attention of clinicians, researchers, and the pharmaceutical industry to the management and treatment of dementia not only in the elderly but also in increasingly younger populations, the demands for effective evidence-based pharmaceutical control of dementia and quantitative assessment of outcomes have increased.
Up to the 1990s, the influence of brain function disturbances and causes of dementia in the elderly had mostly been overlooked as a possible explanation for antisocial or unusual behaviour.
In the new edition of this unique professional resource, hospice and palliative care team members-especially social workers and counselors-will find the empirical evidence and compassionate advice they need to provide excellent holistic psychosocial care to individuals who are dying or bereaved.
This textbook presents real-world cases and discussions that introduce the various psychiatric syndromes found in the aging population before delving into the core concepts covered by geriatric psychiatry curricula.
Bei der Entwicklung dieses Lehrbuchs haben alle Beteiligten gemeinsam das Ziel verfolgt, das neue Standardwerk der deutschsprachigen Geriatrie zu präsentieren.
