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1	Toward Healthy Aging: Human Needs and Nursing Response more books like this by Priscilla Ebersole, Ph.D. This text uses Maslow's "hierarchy of needs" as the conceptual foundation for care of the ageing client. Maslow's theory states that human beings' needs are arranged in a hierarchy: the lower ones being the need for food and shelter, and the higher ones being the need for self-esteem and "self-actualization". The basic crux of the theory is that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.66! \| SVS
2	Vital Involvement in Old Age: The Experience of Old Age in Our Time more books like this by Erik Homburger Erikson, Helen Q. Kivnick, Joan Mowat Erikson Erik H. Erikson's concept of the life cycle delineates eight stages of psychological development through which each person progresses. The last stage, old age, challenges the individual to rework the tensions and rebalance the resulting strengths of all the earlier stages in an attempt to establish an integrity of the self that, while drawing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.60! \| SVS
3	How to feel younger longer more books like this by Jane Kinderlehrer see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Aging: The Individual & Society more books like this by Georgia M Barrow This student-friendly text brings a social problems approach to the interdisciplinary study of gerontology. Academic research is combined with an empathetic view of the lives of older persons to involve students emotionally and intellectually. It retains popular "Old is News" chapter introductions. This edition includes more on the oldest-old, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.00! \| first editions
5	Pretend Nose Crayon CL more books like this by Carol Greenberg, Sara Bonnett Stein see all copies from $1.99! first editions
6	Toward Healthy Aging more books like this by Priscilla Ebersole, Patricia Hess With a focus on wellness and healthy aging, this fifth edition emphasises the individuality of the aged and the humanistic and spiritual potential for further development in late life. Disease processes are discussed in the context of healthy adaptation, nursing support and responsibilities. The text is organised from the basic to the complex in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.50! \| first editions
7	Practical psychiatry of old age more books like this by John P Wattis The main focus of this new edition remains the practical assessment and management of people presenting with psychiatric symptoms in late life. The core of the book describes the common presentations of depression, confusion, somatic preoccupation, hallucinations and delusions. Case vignettes are used to illustrate the approach to clinical ... see all copies from $2.90! new only from $19.98! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Old, Alone, and Neglected: Care of the Aged in the United States and Scotland more books like this by Jeanie Schmit Kayser-Jones, Margaret Clark (Foreword by) As the median age of the population increases, the care and housing of the elderly in the U.S. are of increasing concern. Jeanie Kayser-Jones compares a typical private institution in the U.S. with a government-owned home in Scotland. Her analysis compels attention to the systematic abuse of the institutionalized elderly in the U.S. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.22! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Old Age in Modern Society: A Textbook of Social Gerontology more books like this by Christina R Victor Old age is part of the life cycle about which there are numberous myths and stereotypes. The appropriateness or otherwise of these myths is evaluated by Christina Victor using detailed statistical material from a biographical and anthropological perspective. This edition of this review of the present and future needs of the elderly provides an up ... see all copies from $14.85! new only from $19.95!
10	Working with Elderly People more books like this by Anne Murphy A handbook based on the author's personal experience working in a day center for the elderly and disabled, which describes various ways of caring for elderly people who may be frail, have communication difficulties and mobility problems, and suffer from dementia and incontinence. see all copies from $7.94! new only from $13.38! \| first editions
11	Falls in the Elderly more books like this by Joanna H. Downton Injury following falls is one of the major problems in the health care of the elderly. Falls have many causes, disturbance of balance, poor sight, inappropriate mobility aids and confusion. The morbidity, frequently complicated by fracture bones weakened by osteoporosis, can be very severe indeed, often life-threatening. This book should be of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12	Infections in elderly patients more books like this by MacLennan, Watt, Elder Infections in elderly people can present the clinician with a range of specific problems: general frailty, the presence of other diseases, and changes to the body's immunological response are some of the factors which may complicate diagnosis and treatment. "Infections in Elderly People" provides a comprehensive overview of the types of infection ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49!
13	Understanding Aging Parents more books like this by Andrew D Lester see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14	Gardening without stress and strain more books like this by Jack Kramer see all copies from $1.99! SVS
15	Elders in Rebellion: A Guide to Senior Activism more books like this by Lou Cottin see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16	Am I My Parents' Keeper?: An Essay on Justice Between the Young and the Old more books like this by Norman Daniels There is a growing perception in the United States that the old and the young are locked in a fierce competition for a critical but scarce resource - public funds for human services. Many feel that the old now receive a disproportionate share of available funds, to the detriment of the very young and of the poor in general. The rapidly increasing ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
17	Color Atlas & Text for Dental Care of the Elderly more books like this by John R. Drummond, James P. Newton, Robert Yemm This atlas provides a synopsis of patient assessment and treatment of elderly patients. It deals with the demographic changes that have made this patient group increasingly important, describing the medical considerations to be addressed and modifications to specific types of treatment, and it contains step-by-step guides to all the procedures ... see all copies from $50.00!
18	Caring for an Elderly Relative more books like this by Keith Dr Thompson see all copies from $11.01! first editions
19	A colour atlas of geriatric medicine more books like this by Kamal, Brocklehurst 1924- An introduction to the practice of geriatric medicine, this work takes account of the developments that have occurred since the first edition. The growing number of elderly people in the population has led to an increased awareness of their special needs. Subsequent advances in many different areas have come about, in particular stroke ... see all copies from $26.43! new only from $27.00!
20	Family work with elderly people more books like this by Alison Froggatt, British Association of Social Workers Family work with vulnerable elderly people and their relatives demonstrates the highest skills of professional social work practice. In this book the author attempts to disentangle the complicated interrelationships of the ideas and issues in writing about vulnerable elderly people and their families to help social workers develop this area of ... see all copies from $4.14! new only from $37.02!
21	The Art of Aging: A Celebration of Old Age in Western Art more books like this by Patrick McKee, Heta Kauppinen see all copies from $3.09! first editions
22	Geriatric Psychiatry more books like this by Ewald W Busse see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
23	Verwoerdt's Clinical Geropsychiatry more books like this by David Bienenfeld see all copies from $4.99! new only from $6.00!
24	You are my darling Zita more books like this by Glenn Busch In these remarkable personal testimonies, six people, who were all born around 1900, reflect on the changes in their lives as old age comes upon them. Photographs from their family albums and portraits made by Glenn Busch at the time of the interviews join together with their words to create deeply personal statements that are neither intrusive ... see all copies from $3.77! first editions
25	Black Aged: Understanding Diversity and Service Needs more books like this by Prof. Edward McKinney (Editor), Zev Harel, Michael Williams (Editor) How do various ethnic communities compare on levels of health, income and quality of housing for their elderly? This volume demonstrates that the Black community is among the poorest on all three levels - especially when compared to their white counterparts. The book offers conceptual perspectives on both the uniqueness of Black elderly as a group ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS

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