Mental health and care homes
The care home sector is large, with over 400 000 residents in the UK and a similar number employed within the homes. It is therefore an area of considerable economic importance. Care home residents are often very old, and many have multiple physical and mental health needs, mean…
This book is a concise and practical compendium of neuropathological information for all professionals whose responsibility it is to make diagnoses, care, and help elderly humans afflicted with neurological and/or psychiatric disorders. The term neuropathology includes a multitu…
Emphasizing the distinctive characteristics of practice with older adults, this volume is written for the mental health professional who treats the growing geriatric population. It provides guidance for caregivers, families, and those who counsel them on assessing and adjusting …
Introduction / Hayden B. Bosworth and Christopher Hertzog -- History, cohorts, and patterns of cognitive aging / Duane F. Alwin -- Factor invariance, measurement, and studying development over the life span / John R. Nesselroade and Ryne Estabrook -- A multilevel factor analysis…
"As the world's population ages, the study of aging and its effects on cognition becomes increasingly important. Aging and Cognition: Research Methodologies and Empirical Advances takes an interdisciplinary look at cognitive aging??how it happens and how to study it. The first p…
"As the world's population ages, the study of aging and its effects on cognition becomes increasingly important. Aging and Cognition: Research Methodologies and Empirical Advances takes an interdisciplinary look at cognitive aginghow it happens and how to study it. The first par…