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Looks at aging in America, weaving together personal stories with medical information to trace exactly how social and health care policies are affecting daily lives. This book addresses such topics as healthy aging and independent living; mental impairment brought on by Alzheimer's, other dementias, and depression; and women as caregivers.

Table of Contents
List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Independence in Daily Life: Aging-in-Place or Elsewhere 2 Patterns of Decline: Mind and Matter 3 The Pharmaceutical Age: Taking Our Medicine 4 Health-Care Rationing: Taking It Personally 5 End of Life 6 Conclusions and a Look Ahead: The Baby Boom Takes Stock Appendix. Resources for Information and Referrals Notes References Index

Our Parents Ourselves

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    A Paperback by Judith Steinberg Turiel

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 11/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520245242, 978-0520245242
      ISBN10: 0520245245

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Looks at aging in America, weaving together personal stories with medical information to trace exactly how social and health care policies are affecting daily lives. This book addresses such topics as healthy aging and independent living; mental impairment brought on by Alzheimer's, other dementias, and depression; and women as caregivers.

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Independence in Daily Life: Aging-in-Place or Elsewhere 2 Patterns of Decline: Mind and Matter 3 The Pharmaceutical Age: Taking Our Medicine 4 Health-Care Rationing: Taking It Personally 5 End of Life 6 Conclusions and a Look Ahead: The Baby Boom Takes Stock Appendix. Resources for Information and Referrals Notes References Index

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