"This handbook is aimed at clinicians and others who are engaged in caring for ageing adults with developmental disabilities. It is intended to inform understanding, promote assessment, assist in care planning, and especially to improve everyday living for this needy but sadly o…
Guidance for clinicians caring for ageing adults with developmental disabilities. Covering assessment and care planning, it considers dementia in detail and looks in depth at ageing for those with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy, as well as covering other syndromes. Drug treatm…
Examines the varied spectrum of mood disorders encountered in older adults, including minor depressive disorders, unipolar and bipolar disorders, bereavement, vascular depression, depression with comorbid medical disorders, and depression with psychotic features. Highlighting di…
"En réponse à l'exceptionnel accroissement de la longévité, il est nécessaire de prévenir le vieillissement pathologique des personnes à partir de 50 ans. Selon les mots du Pr Bruno Vellas, chef du gérontopôle de Toulouse, "maintenir les fonctions (cognitives, mobilité, visuelle…
Building upon the strengths of the popular reference, Cancer in the Elderly, this guide outlines novel approaches in the identification and management of cancer in geriatric populations by world-renowned experts on the topic. Presenting new trends and strategies in surgery, radi…
