Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics 9, 1989: Geriatrics & Psychosocial Interventions
In: Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics v. 9
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In: Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics v. 9
In: Special care in dentistry: SCD, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 11-11
ISSN: 1754-4505
In: Behavioral & social sciences librarian, Band 4, Heft 4, S. 61-66
ISSN: 1544-4546
This volume of the ARGG is devoted to the behavioral sciences, with particular attention given to topics in experimental and applied psychology. With the rapid rate of research in this field of aging, the contributors address a number of important basic and applied topics that are underrepresented in other literature
In: Special care in dentistry: SCD, Band 5, Heft 4, S. 150-156
ISSN: 1754-4505
In: Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics v. 10, 1990
This volume presents a clear, concise overview of the current state of knowledge about the biology of aging - serving as both an invaluable graduate-level text and a key reference for practicing professionals. Over a dozen distinguished contributors probe the latest developments in our knowledge of why people age and how the process works. These authoritative chapters are not just written for biologists - but for gerontologists in general. Marks the tenth anniversary of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics
In: Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics v. 6
This volume evaluates a range of assessment measures with regard to older adults. The expert contributors address topics such as assessment of health, functional disability (ADLs), mental agility, aging and personality, depression, and pain. While the instruments themselves are readily available from other sources, this book discusses the suitability, strengths, and weaknesses of various measures and offers current information on the rapidly changing, state-of-the-art assessment technology
In: Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics v.8
This volume of the Annual Review focuses attention precisely on teh neglected documentation and explaination of heterogeneity of how people grow older within society. THe society of special interest is the United States in relatively recent decades, although some of the chapters include istructive comparisons with other societies
In: Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics v. 15, 1995
Proper nutrition, weight, and exercise have all been strongly linked to improved health and longevity among the elderly. This timely volume presents the latest medical research on nutrition and its impact on healthy aging in a variety of older populations and in a range of care settings. Topics include the diagnosis and management of protein undernutrition; psychological and social factors in weight loss; the effects of vitamins and exercise on aging; and more. This volume will appeal to geriatricians, geriatric researchers and academics, as well as to other health professionals concerned with
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This volume examines the importance of time and place, as applied to aging families. In the first section, chapters focus on the temporal dimension of intergenerational relations using frameworks from human development, sociology, social history, and social psychology. The second section focuses on the social ecology of intergenerational relations in terms of the national contexts within which families are embedded. The contributors demonstrate how the social, cultural, historical, and institutional forces that orient older and younger family members toward each other in both structured and ad
In: Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics v. 12 (1992)
This edition of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics brings together, in one convenient volume, the results of many of the studies supported by the Hartford Foundation. The first two chapters of this volume set the stage for the specific research reports that follow. In the first chapter, Burke, Jolson, Goetsch, and Ahronheim review current information on medication use and the adverse drug events in the elderly from two natioanl data bases: The National Disease and Therapeutic Index and the Food and Drug Administration's Spontaneous Reporting System. The second chapters present the
"Overall this issue is well organized and informative, a welcome addition to research literature available in the field of aging.". - Educational Gerontology: Learning Resources ;: Introduction. Contributors. Forthcoming Contents, Volume 12.; Implicit Memory: An Expanding Picture of Cognitive Aging, Darlene V. Howard; Learning, Memory, and Aging: Neural Changes and Drug Actions, Diana S. Woodruff-Pak, Joan M. Coffin, and Doris K. Sasse; Aging, Information Processing Speed, and Intelligence, Christopher Hertzog; Cognition and Everyday Competence, Sherry L. Willis; The Role of the Self