| Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Practice Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Williamson, Gail M. (Editor), Shaffer, David R. (Editor), Parmelee, Patricia a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1475773773 ISBN-13: 9781475773774 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Adulthood & Aging - Medical | Geriatrics - Psychology | Psychopathology - General |
| Dewey: 618.976 |
| Series: The Springer Social Clinical Psychology |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7" W x 10" (1.48 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. |