This book focuses on the research and practice of arts and everyday aesthetics through the lens of positive psychology. This is essential reading for academics and practitioners in positive psychology, arts and culture, health and mental health, soc...Loe edasi...
Frailty, a geriatric syndrome with a defined phenotype, which was introduced by Linda Fried and Jeremy Walston; it is widely cited. The importance of this syndrome cannot be overstated: Frailty has an enormous relevance in clinical settings, and the...Loe edasi...
This collection examines representations of Spanish queer aging through investigations of literary and cinematic representations of this demographic, offering a showcase for research on communities often made invisible due to age and sexual identity...Loe edasi...
This innovative work is suitable for practitioners and academics with an interest in womens health, womens and gender studies, aging and health care, menopause transition and family systems research, as well as women themselves....Loe edasi...
The first book fully devoted to the impact of climate change the elderly, focusing on issues of critical importance: aging in place; health and age in a warming world; responsibility for the climate crisis; climate-conscious consumption; planning fo...Loe edasi...
This accessible book offers a unique, evidence-based perspective on the art and science of giving. It combines concepts from psychology, neuroscience and social science theory with stories from interviewees on their experiences as a giver and receiv...Loe edasi...
This book discusses the global milk and dairy-food production trends, opportunities, and challenges along with the chemistry and microbiology of milk. The book also includes in-depth discussions of the immunomodulation potential of dairy foods parti...Loe edasi...
First published in 1989, this title explores the lives of people who have lost sight in late life as a result of age-related visual disorders. As life-expectancy in western society has increased, the number of people who fall into this group has gro...Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1977, Old Age in European Society provides an historical perspective on aging. Starting from the premise that the elderly can and should be active, participant members of their society the book examines the ways in which old...Loe edasi...
First published in 1981, this book provides an in-depth study of how old age was experienced in contemporary Australian society at the time. It was the first major piece of original research on aging to be published in Australia and in several impor...Loe edasi...
During the 1970s and 1980s prescription and over-the-counter drugs had come to play a major role in the health care of older people. Originally published in 1986, this book reviews the historical background to this development and explores its socia...Loe edasi...
First published in 1984, the title looks at the field of elderly care and domiciliary work from the perspective of social services. Starting with early influences that helped shape the development of Domiciliary Services, the author goes on to look...Loe edasi...
This eleventh of 15 short atlases reimagines the classic 5 volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development. A handy paperback edition focuses on the third trimester of human brain development....Loe edasi...
This second of 15 short atlases reimagines the classic 5-volume Atlas of Human Central Nervous System Development. This volume presents serial sections from specimens between 6.3 mm and 10.5 mm with detailed annotations, together with 3D reconstruct...Loe edasi...
Social Work Practice with People with Dementia critically discusses the cultural and discursive contexts in which social work with dementia takes place....Loe edasi...
This book places emphasis on tests necessary to evaluate fetal well-being and to detect those fetuses at risk of hypoxia and acidosis in utero. It is useful for obstetricians, pediatricians, pathologists, geneticists, and hospital and scientific per...Loe edasi...
Research studies involving antioxidants, free radicals, and human health are increasingly important global concerns. Free radicals and oxidative stress are responsible for various diseases including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and pulm...Loe edasi...
In this book, originally published in 1987, two research disciplines social gerontology and sleep research are brought together with the aim of providing a straightforward account of how sleep is changed and disrupted by the biological and social...Loe edasi...
