Handbook of gerontology:evidence-based approaches to theory, practice, and policy
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Wiley,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken, N.J. |
Publication Dates: | c2007. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xii, 588 p.: ill. ; 26 cm. |
ISBN: |
0471771708 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780471771708 (hbk.) |
Index Number: | R592 |
CLC: | R592-62 |
Call Number: | R592-62/H236-2 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Global aging / Karen M. Sowers, William S. Rowe -- Biological aspects and theories of aging / Laura J. Pankow, Jeffrey M. Solotoroff -- Cognitive and affective theories of adult development / Bert Hayslip Jr., Benjamin P. Chapman -- Personality theories of successful aging / Natalie C. Ebner, Alexandra M. Freund -- Wisdom, life-longings, and optimal development / Susanne Scheibe, Ute Kunzmann, Paul B. Baltes -- Sociological approaches to understanding age and aging / Debra A. Street -- Health promotion / Jill Bradshaw, Waldo C. Klein -- Disability / Elizabeth Lightfoot -- Sleep disturbances / Mary Ann Leitz -- Sexuality and intimacy / Linda J. Brock, Glen Jennings -- Depression / Leslie Hasche, Nancy Morrow-Howell -- Substance abuse / Noell L. Rowan, Anna C. Faul -- Alzheimer's disease / Masahiro Shigeta, Akira Homma -- Grief and bereavement / Robert O. Hansson, Bert Hayslip Jr., Margaret S. Stroebe -- Parenting grandchildren / Hwa-Ok Hannah Park, Jan Steven Greenberg -- Family caregiving / Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, Jeannine M. Rowe, Karl Kosloski -- Community- and facility-based care / Gretchen E. Alkema, Kathleen H. Wilber, Susan M. Enguidanos -- Elder abuse / Patricia Brownell, Gina R. Rosich -- Health decisions and directives about end of life / Jay Wolfson, Rebecca Morgan -- Global challenges for an aging population / Jeanette C. Takamura. |