Known for a tradition of Confucian filial piety, East Asian societies have some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth. Today these societies are experiencing unprecedented social challenges to the filial tradition of adult children caring for aging parents at…
This eighth edition of Dr Reichel's formative text remains the go-to guide for practicing physicians and allied health staff confronted with the unique problems of an increasing elderly population. Fully updated and revised, it provides a practical guide for all health specialis…
This eighth edition of Dr Reichel's formative text remains the go-to guide for practicing physicians and allied health staff confronted with the unique problems of an increasing elderly population. Fully updated and revised, it provides a practical guide for all health specialis…
"This book examines research focused on new methodologies for identifying and diagnosing the epidemiological factors contributing for geriatric health issues and older adults in the community. It discusses research related to psychopharmacological inventions and the care of olde…
"This book examines research focused on new methodologies for identifying and diagnosing the epidemiological factors contributing for geriatric health issues and older adults in the community. It discusses research related to psychopharmacological inventions and the care of olde…
"This book examines research focused on new methodologies for identifying and diagnosing the epidemiological factors contributing for geriatric health issues and older adults in the community. It discusses research related to psychopharmacological inventions and the care of olde…
The transitional phase from pre-older adult to older adult affects the wellbeing of the concerned person economically, physically, and psychologically. This book is a description of the aging transition and discusses various psychological, health, and social challenges faced by …
The transitional phase from pre-older adult to older adult affects the wellbeing of the concerned person economically, physically, and psychologically. This book is a description of the aging transition and discusses various psychological, health, and social challenges faced by …
Biology of Aging, Second Edition presents the biological principles that have led to a new understanding of the causes of aging and describes how these basic principles help one to understand the human experience of biological aging, longevity, and age-related disease. Intended …
This insightful book showcases a range of design, planning and policy responses to ageing populations and the built environment from across the rapidly changing and dynamic Western Asia-Pacific region. Its chapters demonstrate a clear and increasingly convergent preference for a…
by Anderson, Erin, Davies, Catherine, Miron, Richard J., de Almeida Barros Mourão, Carlos Fernando, Bauman, Alan J., Carpini, Ruth Deli, Cristina, Ana, Kramer, Nichole, Panahpor, Alireza, Paz, Ana, Rozen, Walter, Shiffman, Harvey, Stanley, Miguel, Tuttle, Delia, Zhang, Yufeng
The Aesthetics of Senescence investigates how chronological age has come to possess far-reaching ideological, ethical, and aesthetic implications, both in the past and present. Andrea Charise argues that authors of the nineteenth century used the imaginative resources of literat…
"Invitation to the Life Course: Toward New Understandings of Later Life discusses in depth the challenges of age, time, and social contexts for the study of aging and later life. Understanding aging (as a process) and later life (as a period) must be accompanied by serious atten…
