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Kohlhammer Kritische Gerontologie: Eine Einfuhrung
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Kohlhammer Vom Leben Und Sterben Im Alter: Wie Wir Das
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£26.10
Kohlhammer Interventionsgerontologie
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Gerontologie und ländlicher Raum:
Book SynopsisStrukturwandel ländlicher Räume und demographischer Wandel schlagen sich in regionalen Wanderungen, wirtschaftlichen Schrumpfungs- und Konzentrationsprozessen sowie Problemen bei der künftigen Versorgung älterer Menschen nieder. Daraus ergeben sich neue Herausforderungen für die familialen Generationenbeziehungen und regionalen Versorgungsstrukturen, die politische Gestaltung sowie Finanzierung dieser Veränderungen. Betroffen sind grundsätzlich die Lebenslagen aller Generationen in den jeweiligen Regionen. Es ergeben sich aber zugleich neue Chancen und Potentiale, die ein steigender Anteil älterer Menschen mit zunehmend besserer Gesundheit, durchschnittlich höherer Bildung und – im Vergleich zu früheren Zeitpunkten – materiell weitgehend gesicherten Lebenslagen mit sich bringt.Trade Review“... nicht nur an Forschende und Lehrende in der Gerontologie, sondern auch an solche in den Bezugswissenschaften - insbesondere aus der Soziologie, Psychologie, Ökonomik, Demografie und den Politikwissenschaft ... lesenswert, auch und gerade für die kommunal Verantwortlichen in den ländlichen Regionen unseres Landes.” (Michael Schäfer, in: Unternehmerin Kommune, Jg. 19, Heft 1, Juni 2015)Table of ContentsPotentiale und Entwicklungslinien im ländlichen Raum.- Identifikation und Nutzung von sozialen und ökonomischen Ressourcen.- Qualitative und quantitative Aspekte der Versorgung unter Berücksichtigung familialer Generationenbeziehungen.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Altern: Biologie und Chancen: Alter und Altern
Book SynopsisDies ist ein Open Access Buch. Wir haben immer mehr Alte, immer weniger Kinder. Dank wissenschaftlicher Fortschritte verlängert sich die Lebenserwartung ständig. Erkenntnisse aus der Naturwissenschaft in der post-genomischen Ära deuten darauf, dass diese Entwicklung trotz der Zunahme altersassoziierter Krankheiten und Behinderungen noch nicht am Ende angekommen ist. Droht diese Flut von Alten, Rentnern und „Konsumenten des Lebens“ zum Verlust des Zusammenhalts der Gesellschaft zu führen? Nach der Bestandsaufnahme der jüngsten Errungenschaften der Forschung hat das interaktive Symposium sich mit den Chancen und Gefahren der „gewonnenen Jahre“ auseinandergesetzt. Die Referentinnen und Referenten sind herausragende Vertreter der Biologie und Medizin. Meinungsbildner der Geisteswissenschaften und Persönlichkeiten aus der Politik kamen ebenfalls zu Wort.Dies ist ein Open-Access-Buch.Table of ContentsEINLEITUNG.- Plastizität des Alterns: Die Chancen des Zusammenspiels von Person, Biologie und Kultur.- Älterwerden in dieser Zeit.- Grenzgänge alter Menschen – Vulnerabilität, Reife, Sorge und Transzendenz.- Krebserkrankungen – Folge lebenslanger Auseinandersetzung mit Infektionen?.- Dein Alter sei wie deine Jugend – Impulse eines Segenswortes.- Die Gesellschaft des langen Lebens – Chancen und Herausforderungen.- Alt werden und am Alter kranken - Lust und Last von der Antike bis in die Neuzeit.- Altern und Altersvorsorge in einer frühen Hochkultur.- Das alternde Gehirn – Einfluss von Genen und Umwelt.- Komorbidität und Funktionalität – Determinanten oder Ausdruck des individuellen biologischen Alterns.- Das Altern somatischer Stammzellen und der Zuckerstoffwechsel.- Gehirn-Computer-Schnittstellen zur Verbesserung von Lebensqualität und sozialer Teilhabe.- Lebensqualität im Alter durch Hirnschrittmacher und Neuroprothesen.- Auf dem Weg zur „Rentnerdemokratie“?.
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Springer Demenz als Störfaktor?: Die Auswirkungen des
Book SynopsisVor dem Hintergrund einer alternden Gesellschaft sehen sich die Krankenhäuser nicht nur mit immer älteren Patienten, sondern auch mit einem Wandel des Krankheitspanoramas konfrontiert. Mittlerweile ist der größte Anteil aller Patienten über 65 Jahre alt und hat eine oder mehrere chronische Erkrankungen. Diese Veränderungen bedingen eine Neuausrichtung der Krankenbehandlung in den Krankenhäusern. Eine besondere Rolle scheint dabei die Demenz unter den chronischen Erkrankungen einzunehmen. Sie gilt als Störfaktor im Akutkrankenhaus. Der Autor geht diesem Phänomen mithilfe der Habitustheorie und der Systemtheorie, nach, um herauszuarbeiten, warum sich das System Krankenhaus aus seiner Sicht nicht ausreichend diesen neuen Herausforderungen annimmt. Besonders wird dabei das Zusammenspiel der Mediziner und der Pflegenden bei der Versorgung von Menschen mit einer Demenz im Akutkrankenhaus betrachtet. Die Metaphernanalyse hilft in diesem Zusammenhang, die inneren Denkmuster der beiden Professionen darzulegen und kann erste Erklärungsmöglichkeiten für die fehlende Orientierung bieten.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Das Krankenhaus als besondere Organisation.- Einführung in die Professionstheorie – Ein Überblick.- Wandel im Gesundheitswesen - die Professionen Medizin und Pflege im Rahmen der gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen.- Kooperation und Kommunikation im Krankenhaus.- Akutversorgung Demenzkranker im Krankenhaus.- Zwischenbetrachtung.- Die fiktionale Narration einer qualitativen Studie im Rahmen einer Expertenbefragung.- Schlussbetrachtung.
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Springer Stonewall kommt in die Jahre
Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Der Forschungsgegenstand.- Nicht-Heteronormativität in Deutschland.- Grundlagen des Queer-Feminismus.- Anerkennung.- Minderheitenstress von LSBT*I.- Gelingend(es) Alter(n).- Einblick in die Literaturrecherche und aktuelle Forschungslage.- Datenerhebungsmethode das themenzentrierte Interview.- Datenanalyse mittels Qualitativer Inhaltsanalyse nach Mayring.- Gütekriterien qualitativer Forschung.- Ethische Reflexion.- Interviewvorbereitungen.- Datengenerierung.- Datenanalyse.- Ergebnispräsentation.- Vorschlag der vertiefenden Analyse: Paradigmatisches Modell.- Kritische Reflexion der Forschung.- Diskussion.
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Books on Demand Die Weihnachtshexe La Befana: Märchen für das
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Books on Demand Frei von Pflichten und Verantwortung: Ein etwas
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Schwabe Schone Aussichten!: Uber Lebenskunst Im Hohen
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Transcript Verlag Gender and Age/Aging in Popular Culture:
Book SynopsisAs social spaces are culturally diverse and digitally networked, the reality of our lives is shaped by processes of globalization and digitization. This leads to the question of whether popular cultures enable or impede (inter-)cultural exchange and global communication. To explore this, the contributors to this volume analyse representations of the intersections of gender and age/ing in cultural and media consumption, such as literature, film, music, and social media. The interconnectedness between gender and aging has been evident since the 1990s and enabled the recognition of age as a cultural category - now is the time to take this intersectional analysis further.
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transcript Verlag Masculinities Ageing between Cultures
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Education for the Elderly in the Asia Pacific
Book SynopsisIn many countries across the Asia Pacific region, people are adapting to the new demographic shift, but there is nonetheless much concern. This book documents the various educational approaches rendered by both public and private sectors to enable elderly individuals in their own countries to re-engage in society more inclusively, to stay longer in the labour market, and to become less dependent on the state or their families. In order to produce active, healthy, and productive aging citizens, the experiments showcased by this book highlight how adaptive action is needed across many policy areas, with emphasis on shaping structural differences in the composition and organisation of higher education systems that can better foster lifelong learning among elderly citizens. The book is a great venue to underline the interplay of the theory and practices of vastly complex challenges.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Perspectives on Elderly Life-Long Learning in Asia Pacific Region.- Chapter 2 Aging in Thailand: Critical Issues in the 21st Century.- Chapter 3 Community-based Support System for the Aged: Case of Kobe City.- Chapter 4 Education Issues for Elderly Persons in Korea.- Chapter 5 Is there an Elderly’s Learning Paradigm Shift in Asia-Pacific Region?.- Chapter 6 Manpower Planning and Lifelong Learning in Singapore: Implications for Older Workers.- Chapter 7 Equity in Health Services for Ageing.- Chapter 8 Lifelong Learning for Senior Citizens in Thailand.- Chapter 9 Active later life learners, sustainability advocacy and the emerging global role of seniors as 21st Century ‘tribal elders’.- Chapter 10 The Development and Implementation of Senior Learning Program in Taiwan and Some Reflections.- Chapter 11 Repeating successful Silver College Through Elderly Empowerment in Indonesia.- Chapter 12 Life-Long Learning in Hong Kong.- Chapter 13 Concluding Chapter – Holistic Approaches for Elderly Life-Long Learning in the Asia Pacific Region and Future Directions.
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Jeunesse Éternelle les Secrets des Séniors
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Easy Jar Opener Guide for Seniors
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Independently Published The Picture Book of Birds of Joy
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Independently Published Navigating to and through Assisted Living
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Independently Published Caring for Aging Parents and Dependent Adults: A
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Caring for Aging Parents
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Creative Care A Revolutionary Approach to
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Creative Care is a love letter to aging. Not a prescription filled with should, it’s a beautifully rendered invitation to be curious and flexible, meeting elders wherever they happen to be in the moment and making that moment richer, sweeter, and more meaningful for all.” — Cynthia Orange, author of Take Good Care and Shock Waves "Moving, honest, and timely, Creative Care’s inspiring stories will comfort families struggling with dementia across the world." — Diane E. Meier MD, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care and MacArthur Fellow "Basting brings hope and meaning to millions of families living in the shadow of Alzheimer's disease. A powerful book of healing." — R. Sean Morrison, MD, chair of the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai “Alzheimer's is devastating because it doesn't only affect the person suffering from the disease. In the face of this challenge the response from the academic and policy side has been feeble. For the first time, this book gives people hope and powerful ways to deal with its challenges.” — Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD, author of The Alzheimer’s Solution "Invites us to shift focus from how well we remember the past to how well we inhabit the present--for ourselves and with others. Basting reveals the power of creativity to expand our humanity and enrich the time we have." — Marie-Therese Connolly, MacArthur Fellow and senior scholar at The Wilson Center “Upends the bleak ideas of caregiving and dementia as a disease that robs us of our humanity. Basting shows otherwise. Together–caregiver and person with dementia–can create something meaningful. Caregivers will value this; it ought to be required reading for all clinicians and policymakers.” — Jason Karlawish, MD, co-director of the Penn Memory Center, University of Pennsylvania and author of The Disease of the Century “Creative Care brims with essential wisdom that may forever change the way we care for one another. In these pages Basting gives readers the most precious gift of all: hope.” — Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorps "As an artist and scholar, Basting has infused art into dementia and elder care, leveraging song, dance, improvisation, and theater to elicit communication and joy. Her ideas have spread to care centers across the country and individual families hoping to forge meaningful connections with loved ones." — Psychology Today
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University of Illinois Press Women among Women
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Random House USA Inc Our Turn to Parent
Book SynopsisNo one can anticipate what it will be like for you the day you discover you must become a caregiver for one or both of your parents. As you begin to care for them, you will be filled with questions and looking for advice. Our Turn to Parent shows you how to work with your parent to become their caregiver and their champion, and it provides the tools you need to make decisions and feel confident that you are doing right by your aging parents. With stories from real lives, it also offers honest and personal anecdotes about surviving these trying times. Our Turn to Parent is the best and most thorough caregivers’ guide available in Canada today. Our Turn to Parent offers practical advice on•deciding when you need to step in and help •developing the caregiver relationship with your parents•discussing with the family your parents’ hopes and plans for the future •adapting the home so that it is saf
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Little, Brown Spark Did I Say That Out Loud
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WW Norton & Co In Our Prime How Older Women Are Reinventing the
Book SynopsisPrize-winning author Susan J. Douglas calls on women of all ages to join together now to fight against gendered ageism, to secure our country’s financial safety net, and to make a brighter, more welcome future for older women.Trade Review"[It is] impossible to deny the political, economic and cultural potential of what Douglas describes as an incipient demographic revolution…Douglas has performed a valuable service." -- Leslie Bennets - New York Times"A feminist intervention, a call to reclaim women’s aging as a social movement and harness their voices, experience, and wisdom toward social change…forward-thinking and hopeful." -- Andi Zeisler - Bitch Media"In Our Prime is a masterful takedown of gendered ageism." -- Molly Sprayregen - Associated Press"With humor and aplomb, Douglas makes a convincing case for how to end the war on older women and reinvent what aging can mean." -- Priscilla Kipp - BookPage"Douglas, a master at powerfully marshaling anecdotes, statistics, and words, asks women to push back and support each other." -- Booklist"Smart, savvy, and informed, Douglas is the perfect guide for women who are sick of the rampant sexism and ageism in our society and are ready to do something about it. " -- Library Journal"Today’s older women are energetic, active and involved with life way beyond grandkids and gardening. The majority say they are feminists. Yet society ignores us, when it isn’t selling us face cream and face lifts. Susan J. Douglas is here to rouse us and put our issues front and center in today’s revitalized women's movement. More power to her! Read this book, ladies, and let’s get very, very busy." -- Katha Pollitt, author of Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights"In this rollicking, riveting celebration of lifespan feminism, Douglas critiques the gendered ageism of Big Pharma, cosmetics-pushers, and Hollywood, savages mansplaining statistics, and urges boomer women to take to the barricades to safeguard the nation’s social and financial safety net. In Our Prime is personal, powerful, and persuasive. A must-read." -- Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director, Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania"Susan J. Douglas has managed to combine an unstinting but often hilarious media critique with a social analysis of feminism that is as astute as it is inspirational. There’s simply no other feminist writer who is able to take our culture apart with such good humor." -- Susan Bordo, author of The Destruction of Hillary Clinton"Women of all ages, unite! In Our Prime is a skilled and stirring call for young and old to confront the ‘double helix of ageism and sexism that still…courses through our culture’ and complete the unfinished business of the women’s movement. Susan J. Douglas’s blueprint for ‘bridge feminism’ offers vision, strategies, and tools for the struggle. We are indeed in our prime—at any age—and this is our time." -- Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism"Susan Douglas’ fierce, funny, engaging book sent me off to Google Maggie Kuhn, the over-fifty warrior who challenged negative ideas about older women at the dawn of Second Wave feminism. Douglas thinks older women are due to rise up again—arm in arm with sisters across the generational divide—and I am ready to storm the barricades with them. I was alarmed by Douglas' startling yet non-hyperbolic depictions of gendered ageism—as well as real threats to Medicare and Social Security. In Our Prime is not just for older women—or even exclusively women. In droll, lively, exhaustively documented prose, it exposes the threat that market fundamentalism poses to people across the economic spectrum." -- M. G. Lord, author of The Accidental Feminist"Susan Douglas’s hilarious and deeply intelligent book chronicles how older women are rejecting sexist ageism. Required reading for those of us who are 50 or older —and everyone who (with any luck) someday will be. An informative and sharp call to arms, In Our Prime just may help bring the revolution we all need." -- Liza Featherstone, author of Divining Desire
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Penguin Putnam Inc Its Never Too Late to Begin Again
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Residential Design for Aging In Place
Book SynopsisThe aging population is interested in being able to stay in their homes as they age. Interior designers, architects, and homebuilders are increasingly being asked by clients to design homes or retrofit existing homes to allow for adaptation over time.Trade Review"Residential Design for Aging in Place by Drue Lawlor and Michael Thomas is a comprehensive book written by two seasoned interior designers to show that universal design is good design. The book is well organized so readers can pinpoint a specific topic to learn about; however, I found myself so drawn into the information that I read the book cover to cover! The uniqueness of this book is the thorough research that Lawlor and Thomas conducted. They focus on designing homes that people can live in safely and independently throughout their lifetimes. With extensive footnotes throughout the book, readers will be guided to other documents on the subject." (marvingblog.com, July 6, 2010) "Michael Thomas is an expert when it comes to designing and remodeling homes suited to aging in place. The book, co-authored with California designer Drue Lawlor, has been well-received among builders, architects, and interior designers." (Palm Beach Post, 7/27/09) "...is a new, definitive guide to the design of residential interiors for clients that are aging in place. Interior designers, architects, and home builders will find this book a "go-to" reference guide." (chicagoarchitecturetoday.com, January 2009) "is a book for kitchen and bath professionals looking to better understand the design needs of an aging population. Incorporating design concepts and principles with discussion of design concepts and principles with discussion of design solutions and product options, this guide to designing homes explains how to meet the needs of clients who intend to age in place with style." (Kitchen and Bath Design, November 2008) "...is a textbook for interior designers detailing design concepts and principles that can help design/build professionals execute projects that will allow homeowners to live independently in their homes longer. Case Studies clearly translate the authors' key topics into effective design solutions and address exterior and interior room accessibility, working with aging specialists as well as laws, codes, and regulations." (CustomHomeOnline.com, 10/16/08)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction: Growing Up and Getting Wiser xi Chapter 1 Designs for Independence 1 Chapter 2 The American Senior Tsunami 11 Chapter 3 Laws, Codes, and Regulations 21 Chapter 4 Assessing the Aging Process 31 Chapter 5 Exterior Freedoms 41 Chapter 6 Creating Living Spaces 59 Chapter 7 Creating Private Places 81 Chapter 8 Designing the Kitchen 103 Chapter 9 Designing the Bathroom 127 Chapter 10 The Rest of the House 151 Chapter 11 Design Beyond Age 177 Appendix A Building Professional Alliances 191 Appendix B From Civil Rights to Universal Design and Beyond 197 Appendix C Products and Vendors 201 Appendix D Common Diseases and Disabilities 227 Index 231
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Livable Communities for Aging Populations
Book SynopsisAn innovative look at design solutions for building lifelong neighborhoods Livable Communities for Aging Populations provides architects and designers with critical guidance on urban planning and building design that allows people to age in their own homes and communities. The focus is on lifelong neighborhoods, where healthcare and accessibility needs of residents can be met throughout their entire life cycle. Written by M. Scott Ball, a Duany Plater-Zyberk architect with extensive expertise in designing for an aging society, this important work explores the full range of factors involved in designing for an aging population?from social, economic, and public health policies to land use, business models, and built form. Ball examines in detail a number of case studies of communities that have implemented lifelong solutions, discussing how to apply these best practices to communities large and small, new and existing, urban and rural. Other topics include: <Table of ContentsForeword xi Andrés Duany Introduction xiii Robert Jenkens Preface xiv Acknowledgments xviii Part I Challenges and Opportunities 1 1 The Longevity Challenge to Urbanism 3 The Challenge 3 The Scale of Response: Pedestrian Sheds and Neighborhoods 7 Seniors Housing Communities as Change Agents 11 Toward the Development of Lifelong Neighborhoods 14 Conclusions 18 2 Access and Urbanism 21 Introduction 21 Go Forth Boldly 22 On Whose Behalf We Regulate 24 Advancing Accessibility Aspirations Beyond Minimum Standards 31 Stewardship 38 3 Health, Healthcare, and Urbanism 45 Environmental Health, Safety, and Welfare 45 Reestablishing a Healthy Land-Use Paradigm 48 Knowledge and Action: Finding an Institutional Basis for Public Health and Land-Use Planning Integration 50 Beyond Intent and Toxicity: Establishing Frameworks for Planning Action 54 Beyond Planning: Healthy Environment Implementation Frameworks 64 4 Neighborhood Wellness and Recreation 71 Urban Design and Wellness Industry Market Research 71 Aging and Wellness 73 Redefining the Lifelong Environment: Wellness in Community 77 Conclusion 86 Part II Networks and Diversity 87 5 Connections 89 Connectivity 91 Pedestrian Access and Transit 103 6 Diversity 109 Planning for Diversity 109 Zoning for Diversity 111 Building Codes and Housing Diversity 121 Part III Seniors Housing 125 7 Evolution of Senior Development Types 129 Early Senior Care Models 129 Institutional Neglect 133 Diversification of the Senior Housing Type 134 8 The Lifelong Neighborhood Market 149 Market Study Elements of Critical Importance to Lifelong Neighborhoods 149 Factors That Contribute to Residency in Age-Restricted Communities 156 Factors That Deter Older Adults from Moving to Age-Restricted Communities 164 Lifelong Neighborhoods and Influencing Factors 167 9 Seniors Housing Components 171 Initiating Lifelong Neighborhood Design with a Market Study 172 Seniors Housing Components 174 Service Policy Components 198 Built-Environment Policy Components 199 Part IV Urban to Rural Case Studies 207 10 Penn South NORC Case Study of Aging a Dense Urban Core 209 Lifelong Summary 209 Context 210 Innovations in Health and Wellness Programming: Penn South Discovers the NORC Concept 212 Connectivity and Access 214 Dwellings and Retail 216 Health and Wellness 218 Community Building Spaces 219 Jeff Dullea Intergenerational Garden 220 11 Beacon Hill Case Study of Aging and Town Centers 223 Lifelong Summary 223 Context 224 Innovations in Health and Wellness Programming 225 Connectivity and Access 226 Dwellings and Retail 227 Health and Wellness 230 Community Building Spaces 232 12 Mableton Case Study of Aging and Neighborhood Center 235 Lifelong Summary 235 Overview 237 Context 238 Redeveloping as a Lifelong Community 239 Mableton Elementary School Redeveloped as a Civic Center 253 13 Elder-Centric Villages: Exploring How Senior Housing Can Incentivize Urban Renewal in Rural America 257 Lifelong Summary 257 Evaluating Small-Town Living and Walkability 259 Providing an Elder-Centric Village 263 Index 267
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Last Ocean
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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale The New Hot Cruising Through Menopause with
Book Synopsis“A sassy, accurate, and enormously helpful romp through the midlife transition known as menopause . . . I highly recommend it to all women who want to embrace all the possibilities offered by this change, including vibrant health, a sense of humor, a renewed sense of purpose, and the best sex of your life.”—Christiane Northrup, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wisdom of Menopause Brit-pop icon and outspoken menopause ambassador Meg Mathews refused to move quietly into this stage of midlife. Rejecting the idea that we should live in fear, suffer silently, or medicate ourselves unnecessarily through this natural hormonal shift, Mathews set out to get answers and advice from the medical establishment, alternative therapists, and her many friends in the midst of “the change.” When she launched the Megs Menopause website, it quickly became the trending online destination for pr
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Penguin Books Canada Ltd How to Say It R to Seniors
Book SynopsisA practical guide to bridging the generation gap. In How to Say It to Seniors, geriatric psychology expert David Solie offers help in removing the typical communication blocks many experience with the elderly. By sharing his insights into the later stages of life, Solie helps in understanding the unique perspective of seniors, and provides the tools to relate to them.
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Andrews McMeel Publishing How Not to Become a Crotchety Old Man
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Andrews McMeel Publishing How Not to Become a Little Old Lady
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Andrews McMeel Publishing How Not to Become a Crotchety Old Man
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Johns Hopkins University Press Inheritance in Contemporary America
Book SynopsisThis book will be a vital tool for scholars and practitioners in gerontology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, political science, and public policy.Trade ReviewThis timely and important book breaks new ground. Given the complex factors that influence inheritance decisions and behavior, it is not surprising that few books have been published on this topic. Comprehensive and thorough, Jacqueline L. Angel helps open new windows to understanding the ways we think about our gift-giving behaviors in late life and their effect on personal legacy. The Gerontologist 2009 Provides a good overview of some central questions regarding the role of gifts and bequests in the social fabric. -- Jens Beskert American Journal of Sociology 2009Table of ContentsPreface1. The Story of Inheritance: Intergenerational Giving in Aging AmericaTrands in Wealth TransfersThe Aging American Family2. The Inheritance RevolutionThe Origins of Our Inheritance LawsEarly AmericaForging a New Path: Women and Inheritance LawsInheritance in Modern AmericaFamily and Inheritance ChangesDecisions about Inheritance3. The Political Realities of Retirement SecurityWho Is Going to Care for Us?The Political Economy of Giving and ReceivingThe Legacy of the Modern Welfare StateThe DilemmaEmployer Pension versus Personal SavingsCross-National Research4. Dimensions of Giving between GenerationsThe Joy of GivingTheoretical Perspectives on Money: Good versus Evil?Contemporary Studies of MoneyGifts as AssistanceContextualizing Gift GivingSimply LoveFellowship for FundsGiving, Not ReceivingThe Family Life Cycle and Inheritance5. Money Memories: Narratives of the Meaning of Giving and ReceivingHistory LessonsThe Silent GenerationBaby BoomersExpanding Obligations Equal Shrinking InheritancesDrawing Down AssetsDeciding Too Late or Not at AllFamily DisagreementsBackground on the InterviewsEarly Beginnings of Family Dynamics and MoneyMoney as a GiftMoney with Strings AttachedHow Money MattersThe Costs of WealthA Guarded SecretThe Value of Gifts6. Contemporary Values and Beliefs regarding Intergenerational TransfersIt Isn't Just MoneyFamily Values and IdeologiesLeaving a LegacyTransferring AssetsInter Vivos ExchangesChildren Helping ParentsChoosing InheritanceChallenges to Family IdeologiesTo Give or Not to Give, That Is the Question7. Leaving a Legacy: Personal Security, Family Obligations, and the StateThe Effects of Public Policy on Family Gift GivingHow Estate Taxes VaryEstate Taxes and ExemptionsEstate Planning for the FamilyPrivate Long-term Care InsuranceEstate Recovery and Related Long-term Care Financing IssuesInter Vivos Transfers and InheritanceThe Impact of Gift Giving on the Family: What Helps? What Hurts?Myths and Realities of Making a Will8. Inheritance and the Next Generation of Old-Age PoliciesThe New Status QuoSorting Out the DebatePossible ScenariosThe Politics of Social Security ReformThe Face of the Future WorkforcePolicy Options: Public, Private, and CombinedHealth Care InsecurityImplications and Conclusions9. Summary and New Directions for ResearchThe Demography of Gift Giving in Late LifeShould Women Worry about Their Retirement?Generational Differences: Money Memories and Family IdeologyAn Agenda for Future ResearchAppendix A: MethodologyAppendix B: Questions Used in Semistructured In-depth InterviewBibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Aging and Work
Book SynopsisThis multidisciplinary, comprehensive assessment of the state of aging and work addresses a wide range of topics relevant to academic researchers and practitioners, government and industry leaders, and workers and managers in the public and private sectors.Trade ReviewA comprehensive, well-written volume addressing the numerous issues created by the interface of an aging workforce with the array of economic, global, information and technology-driven changes occurring in society. The conclusion provides an excellent summary of the volume and an outline of needed future directions for research and policy changes. This insightful volume will be of particular interest to researchers and practitioners concerned about the complex issues surrounding work and an aging population. Choice 2010Table of ContentsList of ContributorsForeword, by Richard Suzman Acknowledgments Introduction: Emerging Challenges for Organizations and Older Workers in the Twenty-first Century Part I: Employment Patterns and DemographicsChapter 1. Institutional and Individual Responses to Structural Lag: The Changing Patterns of Work at Older AgesChapter 2. Caregiving and Employment Chapter 3. Aging and Work: An International PerspectivePart II: Implications of an Aging WorkforceChapter 4. The Politics of Work and Aging: Public Policy for the New EldersChapter 5. Implications of an Aging Workforce: An Industry PerspectivePart III: The Changing Nature of JobsChapter 6. Trends in Job Demands and the Implications for Older Workers Chapter 7. Telework and Older WorkersChapter 8. Collaborative Work: What's Age Got to Do with It? Chapter 9. The Issues and Opportunities of Entrepreneurship after Age 50 Part IV: Work Performance IssuesChapter 10. Managers' Attitudes toward Older Workers: A Review of the Evidence Chapter 11. Work and Older Adults: Motivation and Performance Chapter 12. Skill Acquisition in Older Adults: Psychological Mechanisms Chapter 13. Preparing Organizations and Workers for Current and Future Employment: Training and Retraining Chapter 14. Age and Performance Measures of Knowledge-Based Work: A Cognitive PerspectivePart V: Workplace and Ergonomic IssuesChapter 15. Ergonomic Design of Workplaces for the Aging Population Chapter 16. Safety and Health Issues for an Aging WorkforceChapter 17. Work Organization and Health in an Aging Workforce: Observations from the NIOSH Quality of Life Survey Chapter 18. Health Promotion and Wellness Programs for Older Workers Conclusion. Synthesis and Future Directions Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press A Guide to Humanistic Studies in Aging What Does
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide works at the nexus of the humanities and health professions to provide the intellectual rationale, history, and a substantive overview of humanistic gerontology as it has emerged in the United States and Europe.Trade ReviewRecommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Humanistic Study of Aging Past and Present, or Why Gerontology Still Needs Interpretive InquiryPart I: Disciplinary PerspectivesChapter 1. The History of Aging and Old Age in "Western" CulturesChapter 2. Resilience and Creativity in Aging: The Realms of SilverChapter 3. Literary Texts and Literary Critics Team Up Against AgismChapter 4. Philosophy of Aging, Time, and FinitudeChapter 5. Aging in World Religions: An OverviewPart II: Interdisciplinary PerspectivesChapter 6. The Value and Meaning of Friendship in Later LifeChapter 7. Encountering the Numinous: Relationality, the Arts, and Religion in Later LifeChapter 8. Creativity and Aging: Psychological Growth, Health, and Well-BeingChapter 9. The Five People You Meet in RetirementChapter 10. The Age of Reflexive Longevity: How the Clinic and Changing Expectations of the Life Course are Reshaping Old AgeChapter 11. Ethics and Aging, Retrospectively and ProspectivelyPart III: Age Studies in the Public SphereChapter 12. Age, Meaning, and Place: Cultural Narratives and Retirement CommunitiesChapter 13. Old Age and GlobalizationChapter 14. Agism and Social Change: The New Regime of DeclinePart IV: Personal PerspectivesChapter 15. Treadmilling to the Far Side: An Informal Guide to Coming of Age with MortalityChapter 16. The Experience of Aging in Feature-Length Films: A Selected and Annotated FilmographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Frontline Workers in Assisted Living
Book SynopsisBased on a three-year study of assisted living workers, this important, original analytical snapshot of the assisted living industry provides teachable, practicable lessons for researchers, scholars, and professionals in gerontology and assisted living.Trade Review"This is an excellent resource for scholars and researchers studying any type of residential long-term care, as well as for administrators of long-term care facilities and policy experts who deal with assisted living." - Nancy Sheehan, UConn Center on Aging"Table of ContentsList of Contributors Preface AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Foundation for the BookPart I: Frontline Workers: The Long-Term Care ContextChapter 1. Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Care and Implications for Assisted LivingChapter 2. Research and Regulation in Assisted Living: Achieving the VisionPart II: Assisted Living Work and WorkersChapter 3. Overview of ResearchChapter 4. Pathways to CaregivingChapter 5. "We Do It All": Universal Workers in Assisted LivingChapter 6. Co-worker Relationships in Assisted Living: The Influence of Social Network TiesChapter 7. Connections with Residents: "It's All about the Residents for Me"Chapter 8. Job Satisfaction and Racism in the Service Sector: A Study of Work in Assisted LivingChapter 9. Staff Turnover in Assisted Living: A Multilevel AnalysisPart III: Lessons LearnedChapter 10. Hiring and Training WorkersChapter 11. Rewarding WorkersConclusion: Informing Policy and PracticeIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Aging Together Dementia Friendship and
Book SynopsisDrawing on medicine, social science, philosophy, and religion to provide a broad perspective on aging, Aging Together offers a vision of relationships filled with love, joy, and hope in the face of a condition that all too often elicits anxiety, hopelessness, and despair.Trade ReviewA serious, scholarly, and sensitive book. -- Mary Gergen PsycCRITIQUES This must-read volume will inspire the reader to contemplate the call to care for others with self-giving love. Highly recommended. Choice This is not a how-to handbook but a kindly and perhaps over-optimistic general discussion that will be of interest to caregivers, particularly Americans, and particularly those coming from a religious background. The rest of us can all gain something from it too, however... Aging Together reminds us that warmth and friendship can be maintained in trying situations. -- Martin Guha International Psychogeriatrics Readable and useful...Anyone who wants to teach, practise or encourage person-centred care for people with dementia will find a lot in this book. -- Ibadete Fetahu Nursing Times This is not just a book about ageing, dementia, and friendship; it is a book that will take the reader on a journey that will, hopefully, leave them in a better place than where they started... An excellent account of travelling along the dementia road. -- Kathryn Mitchell Ageing and Society A compelling call to arms for a more caring, related society-a flourishing community-from which all can benefit, and in which all have a part to play. -- Justine McGovern LMSW Journal of Gerontological Social Work Aging Together offers a prophetic perspective by challenging our socially constructed versions of reality and our tendency to look for medical miracles and cures. Instead we should work to create communities that are hospitable to the cognitively impaired. -- Anthony B. Robinson Christian CenturyTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Dilemmas of Dementia Diagnoses2. Receiving the Diagnosis3. Personhood4. What Is Friendship?5. When Our Friends Travel the Dementia Road6. Dementia Fear and Anxiety7. Beyond Fear and Anxiety8. The Flourishing Community9. Congregations as Schools for Friendship10. The Things That Abide11. Practicing Friendship in the "Thin Places"12. Memory, Forgetting, and the Present TimeDiscussion QuestionsNotesReferencesIndex
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New Society Publishers The Senior Cohousing Handbook 2nd Edition
Book Synopsis How to make your senior years healthy, safe, social, and stimulating. Architect and author Chuck Durrett''s recently released book Senior Cohousing Handbook comes at a time of high interest in greening, sustainable housing and affordable living concerns. Durrett''s new book is a comprehensive guide for baby boomers wishing to continue vibrant, active lifestyles. - EPR Real Estate News Make your senior years safe and socially fun with the idea of senior cohousing and a book on the topic that shows how seniors can custom-build their neighborhood to fit their needs. This is housing built by seniors, not for them, and emphasizes independence and social networking. Any library strong in gerontology or social science and many a general lending library needs this. - James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review As a Baby Boomer, I''ve joked for a few years that we''ll all end up living communally again because Social Security will be broke...This is one Table of Contents Prologue byWilliamH.Thomas,M.D Foreword by Patch Adams,M.D Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Introducing Senior Cohousing 1. Taking Charge of the Rest of Your Life 2. Cohousing: An Old Idea—A Contemporary Approach 3. Senior Cohousing: A Proven Approach—A New Application Part Two: Senior Cohousing in Denmark : An Inside Look 4. Munksøgård: Strong Roots in Fertile Soil 5. Other Danish Senior Cohousing Communities: Otium,Gimle,Mariendalsvej, Korvetten Part Three: Creating a Senior Cohousing Community 6. Feasibility: DoWe Have a Project? 7. Study Group I: Aging Successfully/Aging in Place 8. Study Group II: The Participatory Design Process 9. Study Group III: Policy Part Four: The First Wave — Pioneering Senior Cohousing in America: The Beginnings of an American Movement 10.The First Wave 11.Where Do We Go From Here? Appendix A: Anne Glass: Research-Based Results,"Why Aging in Community?" Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions Appendix C: Economic Structures Appendix D: Universal Design Selected Bibliography Index About the Author
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New Society Publishers The Aging of Aquarius
Book SynopsisLive your passion and purpose and change the world as an empowered elder. Your career has wound down, the kids have moved, and your schedule is clear...for the next 30 years.In your youth, you cared about people and planet earth, and you had grand visions of changing the world. At some point, those passions and that sense of purpose got buried under diapers and the 9-5. Still, that old you remains alive. Now, with the rest of your life ahead, you can be the change and make this next stage of your life the most powerful yet.But where to start?Helen Wilkes, a retired professor and activist, takes readers on an inspiring journey to find renewed purpose in retirement. Along the way she helps readers navigate the transition to a post-work identity by fanning the embers of lost passions and developing new interests.Whether you are drawn to gardening clubs, to social justice issues, political campaigning, ethical investing, or creativity Table of Contents Preface Diving In Stepping into the Void Facing Emptiness The Better New Days The Unmapped Road Detoxing What Didn't Happen Digging Deep for the Unique Throwing Open the Shutters Fostering Well-Being Discovering The Care and Feeding of Curiosity Creating Circles of Connectivity Cultivating Compassion Choosing Happiness Daring Reaching Out Embracing Travel Shedding Cultural Baggage Finding Balance and Hope Delving Deeper No Easy Answers Who Are You? Spiritual Speculation Deeper Still Feeling Gratitude Having No Regrets Facing Death with Equanimity Yielding to the Inevitable Notes Index About the Author A Note about the Publisher
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Behrman House Inc.,U.S. Wise Aging Living with Joy Resilience Spirit
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Integrating Expressive Arts and Play Therapy with
Book SynopsisClinicians certified in the expressive art therapies the visual arts, movement, drama, music, writing and other creative processes are typically unfamiliar with some of the interventions and approaches used in play therapy.Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xv About the Editors xvii About the Contributors xix 1 The Expressive Arts Therapy Continuum: History and Theory 1Sandra L. Graves-Alcorn and Eric J. Green Introduction 1 Media Dimension Variables 3 Discerning Rationale 14 References 15 2 Play Therapy 17Athena A. Drewes and Sue C. Bratton Introduction 17 Rationale for Play Therapy 18 History and Development 18 Empirical Support 23 Procedures and Application 24 Conclusion 34 Specialized Training and Resources 35 References 36 3 Art Therapy 41Reina Lombardi Introduction 41 Art Therapy: Theory 42 Research 48 Art Therapy: Process and Procedures 50 Practical Techniques 53 Conclusion 59 Specialized Training and Resources 60 References 61 4 Drama Therapy 67Eleanor Irwin Introduction 67 Drama Therapy: Process and Procedures 69 Blending Drama/Theatre and Therapy in NADTA 72 Effects of Attachment and a Nurturing Environment on the Ability to Work and Play 75 Drama Therapy Techniques 78 Drama Therapy Techniques With Different Ages 81 Conclusion 89 Specialized Training and Resources 90 References 97 5 Integrating Play Therapy and Sandplay Therapy 101Rie Rogers Mitchell, Harriet S. Friedman, and Eric J. Green Introduction 101 Therapeutic Play 102 Sandplay in a Play Therapy Setting 104 Conclusion 118 Specialized Training and Resources 119 References 123 6 Working With Children Using Dance/Movement Therapy 125Mariah Meyer LeFeber Introduction 125 Dance/Movement Therapy: Process and Procedures 126 Case Studies 136 Conclusion 143 Specialized Training and Resources 143 References 146 7 Music Therapy 149Susan Hadley and Nicole Steele Introduction 149 Music Therapy: Process and Procedures 153 Music Therapy Methods 155 Practical Techniques for Nonspecialists 165 Conclusion 173 Specialized Training and Resources 173 References 178 8 The Therapeutic Uses of Photography in Play Therapy 181Robert Irwin Wolf Introduction 181 Historical Overview 183 Photography as a Therapeutic Modality: The Power of the Image 184 The Importance of the Unconscious 185 The Range of Processing Visual Metaphors 186 A Note of Caution 186 Technological Update 188 Special Considerations of Confidentiality 190 Suggestions for Creative Project Directives 191 Detailed Digital Editing Directions for More Advanced Projects 195 Case Studies: Clinical and Creative Uses of Photography 198 Conclusion 201 Specialized Training and Resources 201 References 202 9 Poetry Therapy 205Diane L. Kaufman, Rebecca C. Chalmers, and Wendy Rosenberg Introduction 205 Poetry Therapy: Process and Procedures 207 Practical Techniques and Case Studies 215 Conclusion 222 Specialized Trainings and Resources 223 References 227 10 Integrating Play and Expressive Art Therapy Into Educational Settings: A Pedagogy for Optimistic Therapists 231Jodi M. Crane and Jennifer N. Baggerly Introduction to Creative Experiential Learning 231 Preparation 233 Process 238 Activities 241 CEL Classroom Scenario 247 Conclusion 248 References 249 11 Integrating Play and Expressive Art Therapy Into Small Group Counseling With Preadolescents: A Humanistic Approach 253Sue C. Bratton, Dalena Dillman Taylor, and Sinem Akay Introduction 253 Integrating Play and Expressive Art Therapy Into Small Group Counseling with Preadolescents: Process and Procedures 257 Practical Application 264 Conclusion 278 References 278 12 Integrating Play and Expressive Art Therapy Into Communities: A Multimodal Approach 283Julia Byers Introduction 283 Context 285 School Community Response 288 Shattered Worldview 289 Expressive Therapies Haven 292 References 300 Author Index 303 Subject Index 311
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Substance Use and Older People
Book SynopsisSubstance use and addiction is an increasing problem amongst older people. The identification of this problem is often more difficult in older patients and is frequently missed, particularly in the primary care context and in emergency departments. This book shows how to recognise and treat substance problems in older patients.Table of ContentsContributors xvii Foreword xxi Introduction xxiv List of Abbreviations xxvi Section 1 Legal and ethical aspects of care for older people with substance misuse 1 1 Negotiating capacity and consent in substance misuse 3 Kritika Samsi Introduction 3 Substance abuse and capacity 3 Mental capacity legislation 4 Mental Capacity Act 2005 4 Capacity assessment 5 Capacity and unwise decisions 6 Consent, barriers to decision making and substituted decision making 6 Best interest decisions 8 Independent decision makers 8 Conclusion 9 References 9 2 Elder abuse 11 Jill Manthorpe Introduction 11 Defining elder abuse 11 Main reviews 12 Alcohol and substance misuse risk factors 12 Risk factors among older people 13 The effects of elder abuse 14 Discussion 15 Conclusions and next steps 15 References 16 3 The United States perspective 18 Cynthia M.A. Geppert and Peter J. Taylor The ageing of the baby boomers and its impact on substance abuse 18 Ethical and legal aspects of substance misuse in older adults 19 Confidentiality 19 Informed consent 20 Capacity 21 Coercion 24 Conclusion 25 References 25 4 The European perspective 27 Abdi Sanati and Mohammed Abou-Saleh Introduction 27 Use and possession 28 Crime 28 European Convention of Human Rights 28 Delivering services for the elderly with substance misuse – ethical aspects 29 Research and development 30 Policy making 31 Some differences between Europe and the USA 31 Ethical issues regarding treatment 32 Stigma 32 Underprescribing controlled drugs 32 Summary 33 References 34 5 Clinical medicine and substance misuse: research, assessments and treatment 35 Amit Arora, Andrew O’Neill, Peter Crome and Finbarr C. Martin Introduction 35 Why is clinical medicine important? 36 Identification 37 The health effects of substance abuse 39 Challenges for the future 46 Research 47 Identification tools 47 Training and support 48 Conclusions 49 References 49 Section 2 Epidemiology and demography 57 6 Cigarette smoking among adults aged 45 and older in the United States, 2002–2011 59 Shanta R. Dube and Li-Tzy Wu Introduction 59 Evaluation methodology 61 Results 62 Sociodemographic characteristics of older adults: 2002 versus 2011 62 National trend in current smoking prevalence: 2002–2011 65 Current smoking prevalence by socioeconomic status: 2002 versus 2011 66 Adjusted odds ratios of correlates of current smoking: 2002 versus 2011 66 Discussion 71 Conclusion 72 References 73 7 Epidemiology and demography of alcohol and the older person 75 Stephan Arndt and Susan K. Schultz Introduction 75 Main reviews 76 Epidemiological estimates of prevalence of alcohol use 76 Estimates of alcohol problems based on amount of drinking 76 Importance of threshold selection for defining problem use 80 Estimating problem use from survey samples 80 Summary of epidemiological estimates 81 Specific problematic drinking behaviours: binge drinking 81 Diagnoses of abuse or dependence 83 Older substance abuse treatment populations 84 Special populations of older substance users 85 Demographic correlates of problem use 86 Discussion 87 Conclusions and next steps 87 References 88 8 Epidemiology and demography of illicit drug use and drug use disorders among adults aged 50 and older 91 Shawna L. Carroll Chapman and Li-Tzy Wu Introduction 91 Survey studies 92 Studies of treatment-seeking or clinical patients 101 Health implications 104 Discussion 105 Next steps 106 References 106 9 Epidemiology and demography of nonmedical prescription drug use 109 Jane Carlisle Maxwell Introduction 109 Findings 110 National surveys 110 Emergency department cases 112 Treatment admissions 113 Drug poisoning deaths 114 Discussion 116 Conclusions 118 Acknowledgement 118 References 118 Section 3 Longitudinal studies of ageing and substance abuse 121 10 Ageing and the development of alcohol use and misuse 123 Marja Aartsen Background 123 Results 124 Differences in alcohol use across cohorts 125 Developments in alcohol use within people 126 Gender differences 126 Different trajectories 126 Age and onset of problem drinking 127 Discussion 127 Explanations for age differences in alcohol use 127 Conclusions 128 References 129 11 Progression from substance use to the development of substance use disorders 133 Carla L. Storr and Kerry M. Green Introduction 133 Substance use progression process 134 Risk factors influencing substance use progression 137 Individual factors 137 Substance properties 139 Environmental influences 140 Future direction 141 Conclusions 143 Acknowledgement 144 References 144 12 Psychopharmacology and the consequences of alcohol and drug interactions 149 Vijay A. Ramchandani, Patricia W. Slattum, Ashwin A. Patkar, Li-Tzy Wu, Jonathan C. Lee, Maitreyee Mohanty, Marion Coe and Ting-Kai Li The extent of alcohol and drug misuse among older adults 149 Substance misuse in the general population 149 Substance misuse or addiction in clinical settings 150 Co-morbidities among older substance misusers 151 Psychopharmacology of alcohol and drug misuse in older people 152 Neurocircuitry of abused substances 152 Alcohol–drug interactions in older adults 155 Mechanisms of alcohol–medication interactions 156 Significance of the problem 156 Concurrent use of alcohol and potentially interacting medications 157 Consequences of concurrent use of alcohol and medications 158 Clinical presentation and evaluation of substance use disorders in the elderly 158 Clinical presentations (case vignettes) 159 Medical co-morbidities 161 Screening for substance use disorders 161 Evaluation of substance use disorders 162 Cognitive impairment in the elderly with substance use disorders 163 Safety assessment of the elderly with substance use disorders 164 Medications for individuals with substance use disorders 164 Conclusions 166 References 166 Section 4 Comprehensive geriatric assessment and special needs of older people 171 13 Comprehensive geriatric assessment and the special needs of older people 173 Dan Wilson, Stephen Jackson, Ilana B. Crome, Rahul (Tony) Rao and Peter Crome Background 173 Assessment 175 Setting 176 Barriers to assessment 176 High-risk groups 177 Presenting problems 177 Collateral information 178 General principles of assessment 179 Screening 182 Psychiatric assessment 183 Case presentations 184 Driving and substance misuse 184 Older women and alcohol misuse 184 Polysubstance misuse 185 The frequent attender 185 Alcohol and cognitive impairment 186 Pain and substance misuse 187 Discussion 187 Conclusion 187 References 188 Section 5 Screening and intervention in health care settings 193 14 Screening and brief intervention in the psychiatric setting 195 M. Shafi Siddiqui and Michael Fleming Overview 195 Screening and assessment for alcohol use disorders 197 Single question screen for an alcohol use disorder 197 Quantity and frequency questions 198 Proxy questions such as CAGE 198 Symptoms of abuse or dependence 199 Alcohol biomarkers 199 Illicit drugs 202 Rationale for screening older adults for marijuana, cocaine and other illicit drugs 202 Screening for illegal drugs in the psychiatric setting 202 Recommended screening questions to detect drug use 202 Screening for drug abuse/dependence 203 Screening for illicit drug use with toxicology screening 203 Prescription drug abuse 204 Rationale for screening older adults 204 Screening for prescription drug abuse 205 Brief intervention for alcohol, prescription drug abuse and illegal drug use 206 Summary 208 References 209 15 Tobacco use cessation 212 Daniel J. Pilowsky and Li-Tzy Wu Introduction 212 Smoking cessation interventions among older adults 214 Multimodal interventions 214 Medication-based interventions 216 Counselling and behavioural interventions 217 Physician-delivered interventions 217 Other interventions 218 Conclusions 218 References 219 Section 6 Use of substance abuse treatment services among older adults 223 16 Epidemiology of use of treatment services for substance use problems 225 Shawna L. Carroll Chapman and Li-Tzy Wu Introduction 225 Tobacco cessation service use and characteristics 225 Alcohol treatment use and characteristics 230 Trend in substance abuse treatment admissions 238 Drug abuse treatment use and outcomes 243 Substance abuse treatment in general health care settings 245 Discussion and conclusion 246 References 247 17 Implications for primary care 249 Devoshree Chatterjee and Steve Iliffe Background 249 Implications for primary care 249 Different populations at risk 250 Screening in primary care 251 Scale of benefit 252 Co-morbidities and social context 252 Conclusions 253 References 253 18 Addiction liaison services 255 Roger Bloor and Derrett Watts Introduction 255 Organizing an addiction liaison service to a general hospital 256 Case vignette 1 256 Addiction liaison services for older adults 257 Essential elements of liaison service provision for older adults 258 Screening for alcohol problems in older adults 259 Screening for drug use problems 260 Case vignette 2 260 Summary 261 References 262 19 Current healthcare models and clinical practices 265 Rahul (Tony) Rao, Ilana B. Crome, Peter Crome and Finbarr C. Martin Introduction 265 An ageing population 265 Service development and provision 266 Integrated care and workforce development 267 Conclusions and recommendations 269 References 269 Section 7 Age-specific treatment interventions and outcomes 271 20 Pharmacological and integrated treatments in older adults with substance use disorders 273 Paolo Mannelli, Li-Tzy Wu and Kathleen T. Brady Introduction 273 Tobacco 274 Alcohol 275 Opioids 277 Benzodiazepines 278 Other substances of abuse 280 Stimulants 280 Cannabis 281 Integrated treatments 281 Conclusion and future directions 284 References 285 21 The assessment and prevention of potentially inappropriate prescribing 295 Denis O’Mahony Introduction 295 Inappropriate psychotropic use in elderly patients 296 Implicit IP criteria 297 Explicit IP criteria 298 Applying STOPP/START criteria as an intervention 299 Other methods of detection and prevention of IP in older people 307 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) 307 Pharmacist review and intervention 308 Prescriber education, audit and feedback 308 Computerized provider order entry with clinical decision support 309 Conclusions 309 References 310 22 Age-sensitive psychosocial treatment for older adults with substance abuse 314 Kathleen Schutte, Sonne Lemke, Rudolf H. Moos and Penny L. Brennan Introduction 314 Seven characteristics of age-sensitive treatment 316 1 – Supportive and nonconfrontational 316 2 – Flexible 316 3 – Sensitive to gender differences 317 4 – Sensitive to cultural differences 317 5 – Focus on client functioning 318 6 – Holistic 319 7 – Focus on coping and social skills 319 Six components of age-sensitive psychosocial treatment 320 1 – Biopsychosocial assessment 320 2 – Treatment planning 321 3 – Attention to co-occurring conditions 322 4 – Referrals and care coordination 325 5 – Empirically-supported psychosocial interventions 325 6 – Adjuncts to psychosocial interventions 328 Age-segregated or mixed-age treatment 329 Future directions 330 Acknowledgements 331 References 332 23 Integrated treatment models for co-morbid disorders 340 Rahul (Tony) Rao Introduction 340 Methodological approach to examining SMCD in older people 341 A. Current systems of care for substance misuse and mental disorders 341 B. Service implications 342 C. Principles underlying integrated treatment models for SMCD in older people 342 D. Developing integrated treatment models for older people with substance misuse and co-morbid psychiatric disorders 344 E. Research evidence for integrated treatment models 346 Future direction and challenges 347 References 347 Section 8 Policy: proposals for development 351 24 Proposals for policy development: drugs 353 Susanne MacGregor Introduction 353 Recognition of a need or problem and arguments made to justify the development of policy 354 Policy options 356 Policy design and implementation 359 Conclusion 360 References 360 25 Proposals for alcohol-related policy development United States 364 Ralph Hingson and Ting-Kai Li Recommended low-risk alcohol consumption levels 364 Traffic crash risks among the elderly 365 Driving policy questions 365 Factors to consider when contemplating legal policies 365 Summary and conclusions 369 References 370 26 Proposals for policy development: tobacco 372 Michael Givel Introduction 372 Past and present approaches to reduce tobacco consumption 372 Phase three anti-tobacco efforts 373 Legal approach 373 Regulatory and tobacco tax approaches 374 Anti-tobacco counter-marketing campaigns 376 Recent anti-tobacco proposals 376 Product modification and ‘safer’ cigarettes 376 Harm reduction 377 Cigarette neo-prohibitionism 377 Smoke-free movies 377 Policy proposals to further reduce tobacco prevalence 378 References 378 27 Recommendations 383 Ilana B. Crome, Peter Crome, Rahul (Tony) Rao and Li-Tzy Wu Background 383 Epidemiology 384 Clinical presentations 384 Education and training 385 Who gets treatment – treatment interventions 386 Concluding remarks 386 Index 388
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McGraw-Hill Companies Looseleaf for Aging and the Life Course
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NOLO LongTerm Care
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Rowman & Littlefield The New Senior Woman
Book SynopsisRather than focus exclusively on preparing for retirement, this book offers the firsthand accounts of women of retirement age, the real obstacles and changes they face, and how they successfully navigate their retirement years.Trade ReviewSince 1950, America’s population older than 60 has nearly tripled. In step Fleisher and Reese, retired professors who started the blog, www.ElderChicks.com, to share inspiring stories about how one’s senior years can be a 'time of renewal and reinvention.' Dick Goldberg, national director of Coming of Age (for Americans 50 and older), writes a lovely introduction about seniors maintaining freedom and independence. Indeed, that’s a common, food-for-thought theme throughout the book as Fleisher and Reese profile 'people who are truly mastering the art of a senior life.' Lawyer 'Cheryl L' frees herself from a moribund marriage. 'Shirley L,' in her mid-80s, plays tennis and still works at the art dealership she founded with her husband. At first, 'Joanne K' was devastated that her husband cheated on her. But eventually, she concluded that 'he was the bad guy here, not me!' And she got her master’s degree in psychology. The book ends, satisfyingly, with Elena S’s creed, 'While I can, I will. When I can’t, I won’t. But I’ll be glad that I did when I could.' * Booklist *The later life of the senior woman today has little in common with her mother's or even grandmother's lives. To start she will live 20 to 30 years longer with better health, more vitality, and increased resources to affect changes in themselves as well as society. Fleisher and Reese, two retired professors turned bloggers, aim to help women navigate the unique realities of life after retirement in this day and age. The two approach the topic like the academics they once were—interviewing hundreds of women 'with varied histories who examine their lives critically.' The book collects and categorizes the wisdom of women already in the second half of their lives (one is 100 years old!) to provide inspiration and practical advice on such topics as how to live with adult children, downsize their homes, and embrace galloping technology. . . . Fleisher and Reese successfully provide direction and community for women 60-plus looking to reinvent their later life. * Publishers Weekly *This remarkable compendium of stories of and by women of a 'certain age' provides enormous insight and wisdom to all of us as we approach retirement. This underlying message is reinforced in every page; "To thine own self be true." -- Molly D. Shepard, president and CEO, The Leader's Edge/Leaders By DesignThe New Senior Woman is essential reading for “women of a certain age” who are on the verge on their retirement years. With its lively conversational style, The New Senior Woman is a self-help book for savvy women who typically eschew self-help. Baby Boom women have re-invented every social institution they’ve encountered, and old age is no exception. This book provides women with helpful yet never sanctimonious advice on how to navigate retirement, downsizing one’s home, health woes, cognitive decline, ever-changing parent-child relations, loss, and the other inevitable changes that accompany aging. Equal parts first-person narrative, scholarship, and self-help, The New Senior Woman invites women to face old age with knowledge, confidence, and guarded optimism. -- Deborah Carr, professor of Sociology, Rutgers University; Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences (2015-18)Table of ContentsForeword Introduction 1: My Mother’s Senior Years Were So Different from Mine How Should I Be in This New Age? 2: So Now I’m Retired How Do I Fill My Days So I Feel Good about Myself at Night? 3: I Love My Freedom and Independence How Do I Maintain It? 4: We Love Our Possessions but They Are Starting to Own Us How Do I Downsize My Life? 5: The Children Are Adults Has the Family Dynamic Outgrown Issues of Control, Rebellion, and Sibling Rivalries? How Do We Keep a Sense of Family across Generations? 6: Can’t Use My Computer – or Knit or Rollerblade The World is Changing around Me. How Do I Remain a Part of It? How Do I Push Myself to Learn New Skills? 7: We Laugh about Our ‘Senior Moments’ Should We Fear Them? 8: Rx Health We Can’t Ignore the Changes. What Do We Do about Them? 9: Separation and Loss Are Facts of Life How Do I Handle Them? 10: Sometimes I Feel Safest in My Senior Bubble My World is Shrinking. How Do I Expand It? Finale: A Gathering of the Wisdom We Find in Each Other
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Rowman & Littlefield The New Senior Man Exploring New Horizons New
Book SynopsisThe emotional, social, and psychological needs of retired men are often overlooked in favor of their medical and financial needs. This book paints a picture of what successful retirement and aging can look like for any man, no matter his age, position, talents, or challenges.Trade ReviewThelma Reese and Barbara Fleisher have opened the eyes of America to the new senior man. Their new discoveries are enlightening, often humorous, and sometimes surprising. With The New Senior Man, expect to gain new definition to man's purpose, his journey into retirement, and his quest to reinvent himself. Thank you Elder Chicks for this new point of view. -- Rick Tocquigny, host and author, Life Lessons ShowAll hail, The New Senior Man! In their new book Fleisher and Reese dig deep and really get to the juice of things—the sense of identity, passion, fear, energy, creativity, sexuality – and more – of a new breed of older homo sapiens. We meet and get to know a wonderful cast of characters who prove the authors’ twin theses: this is a new and exciting time of life for older men and there is a legion of such men inventing it. -- Dick Goldberg, former National Director, Coming of AgeThe stories presented in this book paint pictures of possibilities for men who are elders, and it’s these possibilities that will enable us to choose to live our lives to the fullest. -- Yosaif August, encore careers life coach; founder, Menschwork and the Jewish Men’s RetreatNever before have so many people – men and women – had so much experience and time and the capacity to do something significant with it. This moving and insightful book – and the thoughtful men in it – encourage us to seize the opportunity, write our own encore, and live our legacy. What a gift! -- Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Encore.org and author of The Big ShiftTable of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS 220 WORDS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: WHY MAN UP? ·Growing up and growing old ·Facing Ageism ·Is it time to think about legacy? CHAPTER 2: WHO AM I NOW THAT I’M RETIRED? ·Am I still the same guy? ·I really didn’t see this coming. ·I’ve had my coffee and read the newspaper; now what? CHAPTER 3: STAYING THE COURSE: LONGER, FARTHER, DEEPER ·Won’t do it. Cannot. ·Reconfiguring the same passion. CHAPTER 4: NEW PATHS ·Eureka! I found it! CHAPTER 5: MEANDERING ·I want to play golf most days. On the other days I want to play tennis. ·Loving my leisure ·Deferred dreams, finally fulfilled ·New venues; new relationships CHAPTER 6: MY LIFE AT HOME HAS A NEW FEEL ·Changing role of women ·Changing Role of Men ·I don’t fit into my wife’s busy life. ·Caregiving ·Home Alone ·Where Is Home? Where Should It Be? CHAPTER 7: HEALTH SEX AND INTIMACY ·What is health anyway? ·The “D” word ·The “A” word ·The “P” word ·LGBTQ Issues ·Are sex and intimacy the same? ·Does one size fit all? ·Fears, reassurances, and cautions ·Managing different expectations within a partnership CHAPTER 8: SEPARATION AND LOSS ·The universal experiences ·Preparation ·Learning and Growing CHAPTER 9: WHO WILL YOU BE? ·Time to man up AFTERWORD DISCUSSION GUIDE REFERRALS AND RESOURCES ·An Annotated List of Organizations, Programs, Resources BIBLIOGRAPHY
£41.21
Bristol University Press The New Dynamics of Ageing Volume 2
Book SynopsisA comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview of the very latest research on ageing, concentrating on four major themes: autonomy and independence in later life, biology and ageing, food and nutrition and representation of old age.Trade Review"This book brings together some of the major findings of one of the most important recent research programmes on ageing. It is highly recommended." Anthea Tinker, King's College London "I welcome the emphasis given to the important theme of maintaining the dignity and respect older people deserve, if we are to fully draw on the knowledge they build up throughout their lives." Baroness Greengross OBE, Former Chair of the Advisory Group of New Dynamics of Ageing "Anyone with an interest in ageing will find this book engaging and insightful. Contributors break new ground in offering a more rounded and dynamic view of later life that fundamentally challenges traditional ways of thinking about ageing." Thomas Scharf, Professor of Social Gerontology, Newcastle UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction ~ Alan Walker; Part 1: Autonomy and independence in later life; Sleep and autonomy in later life ~ Sara Arber, Susan Venn and Ingrid Eyers; Negotiating unfamiliar environments ~ Judith Phillips, Nigel Walford, Ann Hockey, Mike Lewis and Nigel Foreman; Financial elder abuse ~ Mary Gilhooly, Deborah Cairns, Miranda Davies, Kenneth Gilhooly and Priscilla Harries; Maintaining dignity and independence ~ Liz Lloyd, Michael Calnan, Ailsa Cameron, Jane Seymour, Randall Smith and Kate White; Families and caring in South Asian communities ~ Christina Victor, Maria Zubair and Wendy Martin; Part 2: Biological perspectives; Understanding Immunesenescence ~ Anna Whittaker, Niharika Arora Duggal, Jan Oyebode and Janet Lord; Towards understanding the biological drivers of cell ageing ~ Lynne Cox and Penelope Mason; Nutrition and ageing ~ Arlene Astell, Claire Timon, Faustina Hwang, Tom Smith, Tim Adlam, Hassan Khadra, Linda Maclean, Laura Brown and Elizabeth Williams; Combating malnutrition in hospitals ~ Paula Moynihan, Lisa Methven, Gemma Teal, Claire Bamford and Alastair Macdonald; Migration and nutrition ~ Janice Thompson, Joy Merrell, Barry Bogin, Hannah Jennings, Michael Heinrich, Vanja Garaj, Diane Harper, Gablin Molik and Jasmin Chowdhury; Part 3: Representations of old age; Representing self – Representing ageing ~ Lorna Warren; Ageing, fiction, narrative exchange and everyday life ~ Philip Tew and Nick Hubble; Narrative representations of the self: Encounters with contemporary visual art ~ Andrew Newman and Anna Goulding; The place of theatre in representations of ageing ~ Miriam Bernard, David Amigoni, Ruth Basten, Lucy Munro, Michael Murray, Jackie Reynolds, Jill Rezzano and Michelle Rickett; Conclusion ~ Alan Walker.
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