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Diet and Nutrition in Dementia and Cognitive Decline offers researchers and clinicians a single authoritative source which outlines the complex interrelationships between cognitive decline, dementia……続きを見る

Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Seventh Edition, reviews and synthesizes recent findings and discoveries in the field. This volume is part of The Handbooks of Aging series, which also includes The……続きを見る

The major objective of this book is to review in detail health problems occurring with significant frequency in aging adults which are proposed to be treated or ameliorated using nutriceuticals as f……続きを見る

This issue serves as a comprehensive review and update in the management of the geriatric cancer patient. Topics covered include: Cancer and Aging, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Breast Cancer ……続きを見る

Some well-known age-related neurological diseases include Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, deafness, and blindness. Even more common are the problems of aging which are not due to disease b……続きを見る

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Dr. Soo Borson, is devoted to Geriatric Psychiatry. Articles in this issue include: Diagnosis; Providing high quality care for dementia p……続きを見る

Throughout my clinical training and practice, I have been surprised by the number of times that sexual issues have emerged as an unexpectedly central feature in my work with older adults. I can vivi……続きを見る

International bestselling authors of YOU: The Owner's Manual and YOU: On a Diet give you all the tools and know-how to stay young and defy the ageing process. Drawing lively parallels between your b……続きを見る

Dementia is increasingly and widely recognised as a serious health and social challenge, in the developed world as well as in the developing world. The need therefore to design and implement dementi……続きを見る

Demographic trends confirm what clinicians already know - they are spending increasing amounts of time dealing with older people. This new ABC provides an introduction to the new and increasing chal……続きを見る

`Ageing in Society brings forth exciting new questions, fresh perspectives, and a necessary critical approach to key issues - this is indeed an authoritative introduction. The authors not only have ……続きを見る

The risk of cancer increases with age, and the number of older adults seeking treatment is increasing dramatically in line with the aging population. The care of older patients differs from that of ……続きを見る

This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by David Hunter, MD, will feature such article topics as: Epidemiology of Osteoarthritis; Age-Related Changes in the Musculoskeletal System ……続きを見る

This is the new and fully revised third edition of the well-received text that is the benchmark book in the field of nutrition and aging. The editors (specialists in geriatric nutrition, medical soc……続きを見る

Depressionen gehören zu einer der häufigsten psychischen Störungen bei älteren Menschen. Dieses Buch geht umfassend auf die Ursachen, die Diagnostik und die Behandlung depressiver Störungen bei älte……続きを見る

Die psychotherapeutische Behandlung Älterer stellt trotz des demografischen Wandels bisher ein eher randständiges Thema dar. In diesem Buch werden ausgehend von gerontopsychologischen Schwerpunktthe……続きを見る

In Deutschland gibt es einen zunehmenden Trend zur stationären Pflege. Zur Zeit leben 677.000 Menschen in Pflegeheimen, zwei Drittel von ihnen leiden an einer Demenz. Im Rahmen einer groß angelegten……続きを見る

Esteemed researchers from different European laboratories provide state-of-the-art studies on biology and ageing, along with guidelines for future investigations. They cover such issues in molecular……続きを見る

This publication represents the report of the Scenario Committee on Ageing. The draft report was discussed with a wide range of experts, inter alia during the symposium 'Growing Old in the Future' h……続きを見る

What are the fundamental mechanisms of decision making, processing speed, memory and cognitive control? How do these give rise to individual differences, and how do they change as people age? How ar……続きを見る

People are living longer and the population over the age of 60 is burgeoning, with repercussions for health services and healthcare expenditure in developed countries. Crucially, disease aetiology, ……続きを見る

Hochaltrige Patienten stellen eine neue, aber zunehmende Zielgruppe gesundheitlicher Versorgung in Deutschland dar. Die besonderen Bedürfnisse dieser Patienten zu verstehen ist daher sehr wichtig. W……続きを見る

Due to improvements in health and healthcare, the elderly population is expanding rapidly within the developed world. However, more and more elderly people require some form of psychological support……続きを見る

Do you have a loved one or someone in your care suffering from chronic pneumonia or choking at meals? This may be a sign of dysphagia, the clinical term used to describe a swallowing disorder. Swall……続きを見る

Die Sicherstellung einer angemessenen vollstationären Betreuung von Hilfe- und Pflegebedürftigen stellt eine Herausforderung im demografischen Wandel dar. Die Veröffentlichung stützt sich auf ein re……続きを見る

Older adults can stay healthy longer by avoiding injury at home. As we age, our sense of balance and our vision, hearing, and cognition become less sharp. Aging-related changes greatly increase our ……続きを見る

How osteoporosis went from a normal aging process to a disease. In the middle of the twentieth century, few physicians could have predicted that the modern diagnostic category of osteoporosis would ……続きを見る

2012 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine Public Health and Aging was published to critical acclaim almost fifteen years ago. Much has changed in public health since then. Thomas R. Prohaska,……続きを見る

As the essays in this volume show, conceptualizing dementia has always been a complex process. With contributions from noted professionals in psychiatry, neurology, molecular biology, sociology, his……続きを見る

According to family sociologist Vern Bengtson, generations within families are important sources of influence, change, and development. Kinship and Cohort in an Aging Society brings together scholar……続きを見る