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At some point in their lives, most people will have thought:"He should never have said that""How could she treat me this way?""I feel guilty when I remember what I said to him""I'm so angry I can't bear it" Usually, we don't feel that we can discuss these hurtful emotions, such as guilt, anger or jealousy, with our friends and families, let alone go to a GP for advice on dealing with them. We're a nation that bottles things up, dismissing anger, frustration, hatred and guilt as largely insignificant to our minds and bodies. But powerful emotions like these do affect us in a long-term way, not

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Editors -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Ageing - the Biology of Growing Old -- 2 The Demography of old Age -- 3 The Presentation and Management of Physical Disease in Older People -- 4 The Presentation and Management of Mental Disease in Older People -- 5 Prescribing and the Older Patient in the Community -- 6 Nutrition of Older People -- 7 Anticipatory Care of Older People in the Community -- 8 The Practical Organization of Screening and Socio-Medical Assessment in Old Age -- 9 Health Promotion and Keeping Fit in Old Age -- 10 Community Nursing and Primary Care -- 11 Institutional Care of Older People in the Community -- 12 Disability and Rehabilitation for Older People -- 13 Special Services for Older People -- 14 Law and the Older Patient -- 15 Medical Ethics in Community Care -- 16 Older People in Ethnic Minority Groups -- 17 Taking the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine -- 18 The Carer's Perspective -- Appendix 1: The Bicester System of Screening for the Elderly -- Appendix 2: Mcintosh Over 75s Assessment Questionnaire- Data Store -- Appendix 3: Phoenix Surgery Anticipatory Care Model for People Over the Age of 75 Years in Cirencester -- Cardiff-Newport Questionnaire -- Training Programme for Staywell 75+ Volunteer Visting Scheme -- Winchester Questionnaire -- Phoenix Surgery Letters -- Further Information -- Index