Handbook of Gerontology : Evidence-Based Approaches to Theory, Practice, and Policy. (Record no. 104484)
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| Personal name | Blackburn, James A. |
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| Personal name | Dulmus, Catherine N. |
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| Title | Handbook of Gerontology : Evidence-Based Approaches to Theory, Practice, and Policy. |
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| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Hoboken : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007 ©2007 |
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| General note | Gerontology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
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| General note | Remote;text;Intro -- Handbook of Gerontology -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- PART I: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1: Global Aging -- GLOBAL DEMOGRAPHICS -- DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS OF AGING -- COMMON ELEMENTS OF GERONTOLOGY PRACTICE ACROSS THE GLOBE -- TRENDS IN GERONTOLOGICAL PRACTICE -- THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS -- ADVOCATING FOR THE ELDERLY -- NEW TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN GERONTOLOGICAL PRACTICE -- CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE -- RESOURCES: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ON AGING -- REFERENCES -- PART II: EVIDENCE-BASED THEORY -- Chapter 2: Biological Aspects and Theories of Aging -- DEFINING AGING -- LIFE SPANS OF LIVING ORGANISMS -- ACCELERATED AGING IN HUMANS -- LONGEVITY AND HEALTH -- AGING AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL -- BIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF AGING -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: Cognitive and Affective Theories of Adult Development -- COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THEORY -- COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF EVERYDAY COGNITION IN LATER LIFE -- BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS -- INFORMATION PROCESSING -- THEORIES OF EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: Personality Theories of Successful Aging -- WHAT IS SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT? -- LEVELS OF PERSONALITY -- PERSONAL GOALS: PERSONALITY- IN-CONTEXT -- THE MODEL OF SELECTION, OPTIMIZATION, AND COMPENSATION: A GENERAL, METATHEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING ADAPTIVE DEVELOPMENT -- THE DUAL-PROCESS MODEL OF ASSIMILATIVE AND ACCOMMODATIVE COPING -- THE MODEL OF OPTIMIZATION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CONTROL -- SUMMARY, FUTURE OUTLOOK, AND PRACTICAL RELEVANCE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: Wisdom, Life Longings, and Optimal Development -- BACKGROUND -- THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN STRIVING FOR OPTIMALITY AND THE CHRONIC INCOMPLETENESS OF MODERN LIVES -- KNOWING ABOUT THE POTENTIALS AND CONSTRAINTS OF LIFE: WISDOM.;EXPERIENCING PERSONALLY THE POTENTIALS AND CONSTRAINTS OF LIFE: TOWARD A DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY OF LIFE LONGINGS -- WISDOM AND LIFE LONGINGS: A ROUTE TO PERSONAL GROWTH AND SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6: Sociological Approaches to Understanding Age and Aging -- SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING AGE AND AGING -- MICRO-LEVEL THEORIES -- MESO-LEVEL THEORIES -- MACRO-LEVEL THEORIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART III: EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PRACTICE -- Chapter 7: Health Promotion -- HEALTH PROMOTION AS PRIMARY PREVENTION -- PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE -- EXERCISE -- NUTRITION -- REDUCING FALLS -- CESSATION OF NEGATIVE HABITS: SMOKING AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION -- SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL ENGAGEMENT -- FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: Disability -- TRENDS AND INCIDENCE -- DEFINITIONS AND ETIOLOGIES OF DISABILITY -- EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORTS FOR OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES -- EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE GUIDELINES -- EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- FEDERAL DISABILITY LAWS AFFECTING OLDER PEOPLE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9: Sleep Disturbances -- NORMAL SLEEP -- STAGES OF SLEEP -- CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS -- SLEEP DISTURBANCES IN THE ELDERLY -- TYPES OF SLEEP DISTURBANCES -- UNIVERSAL MEASURES OF PREVENTION FOR SLEEP DISTURBANCES -- SELECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF SLEEP DISTURBANCES -- PRACTICE AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10: Sexuality and Intimacy -- WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW -- TRENDS -- SEXUAL FUNCTIONING IN LATER LIFE -- SEXUAL DESIRE -- INTIMACY AND SEXUAL POTENTIAL -- ACKNOWLEDGING THE SEXUALITY OF OLDER PERSONS IN PRACTICE -- HELPING OLDER PERSONS WITH SEXUAL DIFFICULTIES -- SOCIAL POLICY AND SEXUALITY IN LATER LIFE -- FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.;Chapter 11: Depression -- DEFINING CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DEPRESSION -- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE -- ETIOLOGY -- PROGNOSIS -- EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS -- EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12: Substance Abuse -- TRENDS AND INCIDENCE -- ETIOLOGY AND PROGNOSIS -- EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS -- EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE GUIDELINES -- EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13: Alzheimer's Disease -- OVERVIEW OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE -- AN EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE -- INTERVIEW SCHEDULE -- GLOBAL ASSESSMENT -- COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT -- FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT -- BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT -- CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE OUTLOOK FOR DRUG TREATMENT: A MECHANISM-BASED APPROACH -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14: Grief and Bereavement -- THE NATURE OF GRIEF -- RESEARCH ON AGING AND BEREAVEMENT -- OUTCOME STUDIES ON AGING AND BEREAVEMENT -- ISSUES OF CONTEXT AND TRANSITION IN LATE-LIFE BEREAVEMENT -- LATE-LIFE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES AND BEREAVEMENT -- THE INTERFACE OF BEREAVEMENT WITH OTHER LATE-LIFE EVENTS AND TRANSITIONS -- IMPLICATIONS FOR SERVICES, SUPPORT, AND COUNSELI NG INTERVENTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART IV: EVIDENCE-BASED FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PRACTICE -- Chapter 15: Parenting Grandchildren -- A PROFILE OF GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS IN THE UNITED STATES -- CONTEXT OF GRANDPARENT CAREGIVING -- FEDERAL AND STATE POLICIES THAT AFFECT GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS -- EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRACTICE AND POLICY -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16: Family Caregiving -- WHO ARE THE CAREGIVERS? -- OUTCOMES OF CAREGIVING -- FORMAL SUPPORT SERVICES -- EFFECTIVE TARGETING OF SERVICES.;CAREGIVER IDENTITY THEORY AND PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS -- FAMILY CAREGIVING IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC POLICY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17: Community-and Facility-Based Care -- WHAT IS CHRONIC CARE? -- CORE VALUES GUIDING SERVICE DELIVERY TO OLDER ADULTS -- TRENDS AND INCIDENCE -- ETIOLOGY AND PROGNOSIS OF FACILITY- AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE MODELS -- EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND PRACTICE GUIDELINES: FACILITY-BASED CARE -- EVIDENCE ON COMMUNITY-BASED MODELS OF CARE -- EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18: Elder Abuse -- TRENDS AND INCIDENCE -- ETIOLOGY AND PROGNOSIS -- EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS -- DIAGNOSIS -- SERVICE INTERVENTIONS -- INTERDI SCIPLINARY TEAM INTERVENTIONS -- FINANCIAL ABUSE -- PHYSICAL ABUSE -- PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE -- TRAINING INTERVENTIONS -- EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE GUIDELINES -- EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- EXAMPLE OF A STATE/LOCAL COALITION-BUILDING PROJECT UTILIZING EMPIRICAL RESEARCH -- EXAMPLE OF INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION OF PUBLIC POLICY TO ADDRESS SENIOR ABUSE -- FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 19: Health Decisions and Directives about the End of Life -- HISTORY -- BASIS OF RIGHT -- THE QUANTITY VERSUS QUALITY DEBATE -- THE FUTURE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART V: CONCLUSION -- Chapter 20: Global Challenges for an Aging Population -- THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF GLOBAL AGING -- AGING IN DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED NATIONS -- GLOBAL AGING POLICY AND PROGRAM CHALLENGES -- EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES AND GLOBAL AGING -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Author Index -- Subject Index.;A multidisciplinary resource that combines the latest research with the best practices for working with older adults The Handbook of Gerontology: Evidence-Based Approaches to Theory, Practice, and Policy provides an essential source of important theoretical and applied information on gerontology for all mental health professionals interested in optimizing the health and well-being of older adults. Interdisciplinary and incorporating the most current evidence-based practices in its focus, this timely book considers the many factors that affect the way this growing population experiences the world-and provides a positive and proactive guide to administering care. Integrating the latest research findings with important practice implications for working with an older client population, the Handbook of Gerontology draws on a multidisciplinary team of expert contributors who provide coverage and insight into a diverse range of topics, including: A global perspective on agingElder abuseFamily caregivingParenting grandchildrenDepressionSubstance abuseAlzheimer's diseaseSuccessful aging and personalityBiological and cognitive aspects and theories of aging An exceptional resource for practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and students, the Handbook of Gerontology is essential reading for anyone who works with older adults. |
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| Formatted contents note | Intro -- Handbook of Gerontology -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- PART I: INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1: Global Aging -- GLOBAL DEMOGRAPHICS -- DEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS OF AGING -- COMMON ELEMENTS OF GERONTOLOGY PRACTICE ACROSS THE GLOBE -- TRENDS IN GERONTOLOGICAL PRACTICE -- THE RIGHTS OF OLDER PERSONS -- ADVOCATING FOR THE ELDERLY -- NEW TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN GERONTOLOGICAL PRACTICE -- CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE -- RESOURCES: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ON AGING -- REFERENCES -- PART II: EVIDENCE-BASED THEORY -- Chapter 2: Biological Aspects and Theories of Aging -- DEFINING AGING -- LIFE SPANS OF LIVING ORGANISMS -- ACCELERATED AGING IN HUMANS -- LONGEVITY AND HEALTH -- AGING AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL -- BIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF AGING -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: Cognitive and Affective Theories of Adult Development -- COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THEORY -- COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF EVERYDAY COGNITION IN LATER LIFE -- BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS -- INFORMATION PROCESSING -- THEORIES OF EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: Personality Theories of Successful Aging -- WHAT IS SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT? -- LEVELS OF PERSONALITY -- PERSONAL GOALS: PERSONALITY- IN-CONTEXT -- THE MODEL OF SELECTION, OPTIMIZATION, AND COMPENSATION: A GENERAL, METATHEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING ADAPTIVE DEVELOPMENT -- THE DUAL-PROCESS MODEL OF ASSIMILATIVE AND ACCOMMODATIVE COPING -- THE MODEL OF OPTIMIZATION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CONTROL -- SUMMARY, FUTURE OUTLOOK, AND PRACTICAL RELEVANCE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5: Wisdom, Life Longings, and Optimal Development -- BACKGROUND -- THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN STRIVING FOR OPTIMALITY AND THE CHRONIC INCOMPLETENESS OF MODERN LIVES -- KNOWING ABOUT THE POTENTIALS AND CONSTRAINTS OF LIFE: WISDOM. |
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| Formatted contents note | EXPERIENCING PERSONALLY THE POTENTIALS AND CONSTRAINTS OF LIFE: TOWARD A DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY OF LIFE LONGINGS -- WISDOM AND LIFE LONGINGS: A ROUTE TO PERSONAL GROWTH AND SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6: Sociological Approaches to Understanding Age and Aging -- SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING AGE AND AGING -- MICRO-LEVEL THEORIES -- MESO-LEVEL THEORIES -- MACRO-LEVEL THEORIES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART III: EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH PRACTICE -- Chapter 7: Health Promotion -- HEALTH PROMOTION AS PRIMARY PREVENTION -- PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE -- EXERCISE -- NUTRITION -- REDUCING FALLS -- CESSATION OF NEGATIVE HABITS: SMOKING AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION -- SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL ENGAGEMENT -- FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: Disability -- TRENDS AND INCIDENCE -- DEFINITIONS AND ETIOLOGIES OF DISABILITY -- EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORTS FOR OLDER PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES -- EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE GUIDELINES -- EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- FEDERAL DISABILITY LAWS AFFECTING OLDER PEOPLE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9: Sleep Disturbances -- NORMAL SLEEP -- STAGES OF SLEEP -- CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS -- SLEEP DISTURBANCES IN THE ELDERLY -- TYPES OF SLEEP DISTURBANCES -- UNIVERSAL MEASURES OF PREVENTION FOR SLEEP DISTURBANCES -- SELECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION OF SLEEP DISTURBANCES -- PRACTICE AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10: Sexuality and Intimacy -- WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW -- TRENDS -- SEXUAL FUNCTIONING IN LATER LIFE -- SEXUAL DESIRE -- INTIMACY AND SEXUAL POTENTIAL -- ACKNOWLEDGING THE SEXUALITY OF OLDER PERSONS IN PRACTICE -- HELPING OLDER PERSONS WITH SEXUAL DIFFICULTIES -- SOCIAL POLICY AND SEXUALITY IN LATER LIFE -- FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES. |
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| Formatted contents note | Chapter 11: Depression -- DEFINING CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DEPRESSION -- EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE -- ETIOLOGY -- PROGNOSIS -- EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS -- EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12: Substance Abuse -- TRENDS AND INCIDENCE -- ETIOLOGY AND PROGNOSIS -- EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS -- EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE GUIDELINES -- EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13: Alzheimer's Disease -- OVERVIEW OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE -- AN EVIDENCE-BASED ASSESSMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE -- INTERVIEW SCHEDULE -- GLOBAL ASSESSMENT -- COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT -- FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT -- BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT -- CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE OUTLOOK FOR DRUG TREATMENT: A MECHANISM-BASED APPROACH -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14: Grief and Bereavement -- THE NATURE OF GRIEF -- RESEARCH ON AGING AND BEREAVEMENT -- OUTCOME STUDIES ON AGING AND BEREAVEMENT -- ISSUES OF CONTEXT AND TRANSITION IN LATE-LIFE BEREAVEMENT -- LATE-LIFE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES AND BEREAVEMENT -- THE INTERFACE OF BEREAVEMENT WITH OTHER LATE-LIFE EVENTS AND TRANSITIONS -- IMPLICATIONS FOR SERVICES, SUPPORT, AND COUNSELI NG INTERVENTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART IV: EVIDENCE-BASED FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PRACTICE -- Chapter 15: Parenting Grandchildren -- A PROFILE OF GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS IN THE UNITED STATES -- CONTEXT OF GRANDPARENT CAREGIVING -- FEDERAL AND STATE POLICIES THAT AFFECT GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS -- EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR GRANDPARENT CAREGIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRACTICE AND POLICY -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 16: Family Caregiving -- WHO ARE THE CAREGIVERS? -- OUTCOMES OF CAREGIVING -- FORMAL SUPPORT SERVICES -- EFFECTIVE TARGETING OF SERVICES. |
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| Formatted contents note | CAREGIVER IDENTITY THEORY AND PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS -- FAMILY CAREGIVING IN THE CONTEXT OF PUBLIC POLICY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 17: Community-and Facility-Based Care -- WHAT IS CHRONIC CARE? -- CORE VALUES GUIDING SERVICE DELIVERY TO OLDER ADULTS -- TRENDS AND INCIDENCE -- ETIOLOGY AND PROGNOSIS OF FACILITY- AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE MODELS -- EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND PRACTICE GUIDELINES: FACILITY-BASED CARE -- EVIDENCE ON COMMUNITY-BASED MODELS OF CARE -- EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 18: Elder Abuse -- TRENDS AND INCIDENCE -- ETIOLOGY AND PROGNOSIS -- EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS -- DIAGNOSIS -- SERVICE INTERVENTIONS -- INTERDI SCIPLINARY TEAM INTERVENTIONS -- FINANCIAL ABUSE -- PHYSICAL ABUSE -- PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE -- TRAINING INTERVENTIONS -- EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE GUIDELINES -- EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -- EXAMPLE OF A STATE/LOCAL COALITION-BUILDING PROJECT UTILIZING EMPIRICAL RESEARCH -- EXAMPLE OF INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION OF PUBLIC POLICY TO ADDRESS SENIOR ABUSE -- FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 19: Health Decisions and Directives about the End of Life -- HISTORY -- BASIS OF RIGHT -- THE QUANTITY VERSUS QUALITY DEBATE -- THE FUTURE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- PART V: CONCLUSION -- Chapter 20: Global Challenges for an Aging Population -- THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF GLOBAL AGING -- AGING IN DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED NATIONS -- GLOBAL AGING POLICY AND PROGRAM CHALLENGES -- EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES AND GLOBAL AGING -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Author Index -- Subject Index. |
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| Summary, etc. | A multidisciplinary resource that combines the latest research with the best practices for working with older adults The Handbook of Gerontology: Evidence-Based Approaches to Theory, Practice, and Policy provides an essential source of important theoretical and applied information on gerontology for all mental health professionals interested in optimizing the health and well-being of older adults. Interdisciplinary and incorporating the most current evidence-based practices in its focus, this timely book considers the many factors that affect the way this growing population experiences the world-and provides a positive and proactive guide to administering care. Integrating the latest research findings with important practice implications for working with an older client population, the Handbook of Gerontology draws on a multidisciplinary team of expert contributors who provide coverage and insight into a diverse range of topics, including: A global perspective on agingElder abuseFamily caregivingParenting grandchildrenDepressionSubstance abuseAlzheimer's diseaseSuccessful aging and personalityBiological and cognitive aspects and theories of aging An exceptional resource for practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and students, the Handbook of Gerontology is essential reading for anyone who works with older adults. |
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