| Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Practice 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Williamson, Gail M. (Editor), Shaffer, David R. (Editor), Parmelee, Patricia a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0306462699 ISBN-13: 9780306462696 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2000 Annotation: With people living longer, often with chronic illnesses and disabilities, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how depression, disability, and physical illnesses are interrelated, the mechanisms underlying these interrelationships, and their implications for diagnosis and treatment. This volume synthesizes a carefully selected portion of the knowledge about physical illness and depression that has emerged during the past twenty years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Adulthood & Aging - Medical | Geriatrics - Psychology | Psychopathology - General |
| Dewey: 618.976 |
| LCCN: 00035714 |
| Series: The Springer Social Clinical Psychology |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 7.78" W x 9.72" (2.22 lbs) 370 pages |
| Themes: - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Aging is inevitable-A "psychological recession" is not . . . As I go about my daily life, I read and hear about the sometimes scary things that are happening to other people. As the saying goes, bad news sells newspapers. But I u- ally can take some solace in reasoning that this bad stuff assuredly will not occur in my life. After reading this book, however, one message has gotten through-I cannot d- miss "those" older people described in the various chapters as being dissimilar to me. After all, "old person" is a term that can be applied to me in a few more years. On this point, I once heard the following rhetorical question applied to the prejudice actions of the TV character Archie Bunker: "What would he say about "those" Puerto Ricans, if, on his next birthday, he knew that he would become a Puerto Rican?" As to aging, we best pay close attention because we soon will be "those" elders. This is why the alarming facts of this book-that our elders often are experiencing elevatedlevelsofphysicalillnessesanddepression-grabbedmebytheproverbialthroat. |