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This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an important new chapter on death, dying and bereavement has been added. Providing a comprehensive overview of the psychological processes of ageing, the text examines what constitutes older age, and presents the latest theory and research in various domains, including ageing and memory; ageing and language; ageing, personality and lifestyle; and mental illness and ageing. Consideration is given to the problems inherent in measuring the psychological status of older people, and the author looks to the future to answer the question 'what will constitute 'being old'?' This new edition is essential reading for all those working or training to work with older people, and a key text for students.

Older people --- Aging --- Geropsychology --- Psychology. --- Psychological aspects. --- Bejaardenpsychologie --- Ouderenpsychologie

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Art and the therapeutic uses of art provide older people with valuable ways in which to express and share their feelings, needs and fears, and with a resource for coping with life's major changes. This intensely practical book is filled with step-by-step activities for art therapists and other professionals to use in work with older people either individually or in groups. The author provides short warm-up exercises designed to encourage participants to 'open up', become more at ease with sharing in front of others, and more comfortable with expressing themselves creatively. She offers ideas for engaging and innovative creative projects across a range of media, including art, music, movement, poetry and creative writing, all of which can be adapted, personalised or combined to meet the particular needs of individual participants. Points to consider when working with this client group are explored, and case study examples, with participants' artwork, are included throughout.

Art therapy for older people. --- Art therapy for the aged --- Geriatric art therapy --- Older people --- Diseases --- Treatment --- Creatieve therapie --- Geriatrie

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This volume reflects the emergence of ageing as a global concern, including chapters by international scholars from Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America. It provides a comprehensive overview of key trends and issues in the field, drawing upon the full range of social science disciplines. The Handbook is organized into five parts, each exploring different aspects of research into social aspects of ageing: disciplinary overviews - summaries of findings from key disciplinary areas within social gerontology; social relationships and social differences - topics include: social inequality, gender and ageing, the role of religion, inter-generational ties, social networks, and friendships in later life; Individual characteristics and change in later life - chapters in this section examine different aspects of individual aging, including self and identity, cognitive processes, and biosocial interactions and their impact on physical and psychological aging; comparative perspectives and cultural innovations - topics in this section include: ageing and development, ageing in a global context, migration, and cross-cultural perspectives on grandparenthood; policy issues - the final section examines some of the main policy concerns affecting older people across the world. The topics include: developments in social policy, long-term care, technology and older people, end of life issues, work and retirement, crime and older people, and the politics of old age. This will be essential reading for all students, researchers and policy-makers concerned with the major issues influencing the lives of older people across the globe.

Age group sociology --- Social gerontology --- Aging --- Older people --- Social networks --- Socioeconomic Factors --- Social aspects --- Social conditions --- Gerontologie --- Aging - Social aspects --- Older people - Social conditions

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In this new colour handbook the authors deal systematically with those skin conditions that are particular to or more common in the elderly covering testing, diagnosis and treatment options. Given ageing populations the need for such a book is urgent. More and more elderly patients will seek care for a variety of skin conditions, ranging from eczema and psoriasis to benign lesions and skin cancers. For environmental and physiological reasons, all such conditions become more prevalent in the elderly and the effects of treatment more problematic. Following an initial chapter on how skin changes with age, the authors discuss in turn inflammatory, neoplastic, infectious and metabolic/nutritional diseases of the skin, plus skin signs of systemic disease in old age. Skin Diseases of the Elderly is written in a concise structured style and illustrated by a wealth of top quality colour photos. it is intended to help dermatologists in practice and training, geriatricians, primary care physicians, specialist nurses and senior medical students.

Skin Diseases --- Aged --- Skin --- Older people --- Geriatric dermatology --- Diseases --- Aging --- Dermatology. --- Eldery --- Dermatologie gériatrique --- Dermatologie --- Bejaarden --- Oudere --- Gemeenschap --- School --- Buurt --- Skin - Diseases --- Older people - Diseases --- Skin - Aging

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With the world's population getting increasingly older, there has never been a more pressing need for the study of old age and ageing. An Introduction to Gerontology provides a wide-ranging introduction to this important topic. By assuming no prior expert knowledge and avoiding jargon, this book will guide students through all the main subjects in gerontology, covering both traditional areas, such as biological and social ageing, and more contemporary areas, such as technology, the arts and sexuality. An Introduction to Gerontology is written by a team of international authors with multidisciplinary backgrounds who draw evidence from a variety of different perspectives and traditions.

Gerontologie --- Health Sciences --- Psychiatry & Psychology --- Gerontology. --- Social sciences --- Geriatrics --- Older people