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AGING IS A GROUP-SELECTED ADAPTATION

JOSHUA MITTELDORF

Although books exist on the evolution of aging, this is the first book written from the perspective of again as an adaptive program. It offers an insight into the implications of research on aging genetics, The author proposes the Demographic Theory of Senescence, whereby aging has been affirmatively selected because it levels the death rate over time helping stabilize populati...

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HANDBOOK OF THEORIES OF AGING, SECOND EDITION

L. VERN BENGTSON / BURR DANA BRADLEY

The field of gerontology has often been criticized for being "data-rich but theory-poor." The editors of this book address this issue by stressing the importance of theory in gerontology. While the previous edition focused on multidisciplinary approaches to aging theory, this new edition provides cross-disciplinary, integrative explanations of aging theory: The contributors of ...

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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AGING

LINDA S. NOELKER, PHD

A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE ON GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICSSince its inception in 1987, The Encyclopedia of Aging has proven to be the definitive resource for scholars and students across the burgeoning and increasingly interdisciplinary fields of gerontology and geriatrics. Like its three esteemed predecessors, the fourth edition contains concise, readable explorations of hundreds ...

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THE PROLONGATION OF LIFE

ILYA ILYICH METCHNIKOFF

"Three chief evils that hang over us are disease, old age, and death. To study and control senescence, Metchnikoff proposed the establishment of a new scientific discipline he named 'gerontology.' In this classic text on the prolongation of life, Metchnikoff suggests that science should be encouraged and helped in every possible way in its task of removing the diseases and habi...

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ETHICS, LAW, AND AGING REVIEW, VOLUME 9

MARSHALL B. KAPP, JD, MPH, FCLM

This volume explores the concept of safety as applied in the long term care context. Chapters examine the way in which the quest for safety may work either synergistically or adversely upon other worthy social goals. Among the initiatives considered are promoting the decision-making autonomy of patients/clients and their surrogates, enhancing the quality of care and quality of ...

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SUCCESSFUL AGING AND ADAPTATION WITH CHRONIC DISEASES

For many people growing old means facing one or more chronic diseases. Successful Aging and Adaptation with Chronic Diseases reviews, coalesces, and expands what we know about how older adults successfully experience the aging process and how they feel about and live with chronic illnesses. Questions considered include: How do older adults approach and deal with everyday-life w...

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ADULTHOOD AND AGING

DR. VERN L. BENGTSON, PHD

In this volume distinguished scholars explore and apply the theoretical models of continuity and discontinuity to their research in adult development. The chapters address the different ways in which continuity is affected by change over the life course, as well as how individuals negotiate and maintain crucial continuities by adaptive change. Topics include adult life crises,...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 11, 1991

K. WARNER SCHAIE, PHD

ìOverall this issue is well organized and informative, a welcome addition to research literature available in the field of aging.î - Educational Gerontology: Learning Resources ...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 10, 1990

VINCENT J. CRISTOFALO, PHD

This volume presents a clear, concise overview of the current state of knowledge about the biology of aging ñ serving as both an invaluable graduate-level text and a key reference for practicing professionals. Over a dozen distinguished contributors probe the latest developments in our knowledge of why people age and how the process works. These authoritative chapters are not j...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 22, 2002

STEPHEN CRYSTAL, PHD

Leading scholars focus on the economics of aging, with a particular emphasis on the economic future of the baby boom generation. Key themes include the influence of early advantages on later-life economic outcomes (the cumulative advantage/cumulative disadvantage hypothesis); the relationship between inequalities in economic status and inequalities in health status and access t...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 14, 1994

M. POWELL LAWTON, PHD

This volume evaluates a range of assessment measures with regard to older adults. The expert contributors address topics such as assessment of health, functional disability (ADLs), mental agility, aging and personality, depression, and pain. While the instruments themselves are readily available from other sources, this book discusses the suitability, strengths, and weaknesses ...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 17, 1997

K. WARNER SCHAIE, PHD

In this timely volume, prestigious contributors incorporate new knowledge from general psychology into a more comprehensive and accessible view of emotion in adult development and aging. The first chapter sets the stage by providing an overview of emotion across the entire life-span. Subsequent chapters examine and consider thought-provoking themes including: how feelings are u...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 13, 1993

GEORGE L. MADDOX, PHD

During the past few decades, the dramatic social changes with regard to our aging population and changes in the family unit have made both demographic and socioeconomic consequences, as well as an effect on matters of social policy. The prestigious editors, George L. Maddox and M. Powell Lawton, have assembled an impressive group of expert contributors whose chapters address t...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 12, 1992

JOHN W. ROWE, MD

This edition of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics brings together, in one convenient volume, the results of many of the studies supported by the Hartford Foundation. The first two chapters of this volume set the stage for the specific research reports that follow. In the first chapter, Burke, Jolson, Goetsch, and Ahronheim review current information on medication...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 15, 1995

JOHN E. MORLEY, MB, BCH

Proper nutrition, weight, and exercise have all been strongly linked to improved health and longevity among the elderly. This timely volume presents the latest medical research on nutrition and its impact on healthy aging in a variety of older populations and in a range of care settings.Topics include the diagnosis and management of protein undernutrition; psychological and soc...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 19, 1999

DAVID OSLIN, MD

Increasingly there will be a demand from clinicians for a better understanding of how to translate research from basic science and clinical trials into meaningful treatment recommendations for late life metal disorders. In this volume the editors have compiled the most cutting-edge research findings on common mental disorders in the elderly. Section 1 addresses methodological ...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 28, 2008

HARVEY L. STERNS

This volume addresses the extraordinary need to educate personnel at all levels in gerontology and geriatric medicine and in the design and delivery of health and social services. The historical development of gerontology and geriatric medicine and education issues are carefully considered with recommendations for curriculum design. The authors offer state of the art discussion...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 21, 2001

VINCENT J. CRISTOFALO, PHD

Presenting the latest research in the biology of aging, this volume addresses important theoretical issues focusing on the basis for why humans live as long as they do. Expert authors combine three general paradigms of aging research: demographic studies, evolutionary studies, and studies of biological mechanisms. Topics explored include:Why does aging occur?Cellular aging Mode...

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, VOLUME 8, 1988

GEORGE L. MADDOX, PHD

This volume of the Annual Review focuses attention precisely on teh neglected documentation and explaination of heterogeneity of how people grow older within society. THe society of special interest is the United States in relatively recent decades, although some of the chapters include istructive comparisons with other societies. ...

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COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY

Published in 2004: This new edition of Comprehensive Geriatric Oncology still offers an exhaustive review of the biology of cancer and aging, of the epidemiologic trends in the country and in the world, and of the clinical trials that concern cancer prevention and cancer treatment in the elderly. ...

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ENERGY METABOLISM AND LIFESPAN DETERMINATION

MATTSON, M.P.

Experts in the fields of energy metabolism, aging and oxidative stress provide an integrated view of how mechanisms involved in regulating energy metabolism are linked to fundamental processes of aging including cellular stress resistance and free radical production. During evolution signal transduction pathways and organ systems have been optimised for the efficient seeking, i...

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PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES OF HELPLESSNESS AND CONTROL IN THE ELDERLY

FRY, P.S.

The past few years have witnessed widespread acceptance of the notion that few elderly individuals are willing to stand by silently in the process of growing, and to relinquish whatever actual controls, autonomy or control beliefs they had in the past. Increasingly, old age is viewed as the dynamics of growth in mastery, control and self-efficacy, on the one hand, and a relativ...

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WINNING STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL AGING

ERIC PFEIFFER

“A work of inspiration and pragmatism” offering heartening advice on navigating the later years of life for aging individuals and their families (Gary J. Kennedy, M.D., Professor and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine). For anyone who is approaching a 65th birthday with trepidation, Dr. Eric Pfeiffer, who for thirt...

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ACUTE MEDICINE IN THE FRAIL ELDERLY

HENRY WOODFORD / JAMES GEORGE

Frail older people now contribute the majority of the acute emergency take both medical and surgical. Despite this there is often a lack of confidence and knowledge among doctors and nurses in treating older people in the Emergency Department and on Emergency Assessment Units.From the Preface Emergency care of frail older people is challenging but very rewarding. Older patients...

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IMPROVING YOUR MEMORY

JANET FOGLER / LYNN STERN

“The finest handbook we’ve seen on the subject.” —AARP Magazine Appliances and car lights turn themselves off. Smartphones and laptops remind us of appointments. Google lets us search for information we can’t remember. Yet with all these advances, we still grow frustrated and anxious when words won’t come, when we misplace items, or when we forget the name of the person in fron...

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