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Aging and Chronic Disorders

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ISBN-10: 0387708561

ISBN-13: 9780387708560

Edition: 2007

Authors: Stephen J. Morewitz, Mark L. Goldstein

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"Aging and Chronic Disease" provides new perspectives on how aging is affected by chronic disease. The book focuses on how chronic disorders, such as diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and cancer influence stress, coping, and quality of life among older adults. The book emphasizes how management of risk factors for chronic diseases, new treatment and rehabilitation outcomes, social support, and patient education can reduce health care costs and improve coping strategies, quality of life, and longevity of older adults. Covering a wide range of topics from health care disparities, costs, new trends in disease risk factors, cognitive changes in older adults, and disability outcomes,…    
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Book details

List price: $54.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 5/22/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 236
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.25" long x 0.26" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Dr. Mark L. Goldstein is a licensed clinical psychologist, who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children, adolescents and families. He also has served as an expert witness in over 1100 forensic cases and consults to suburban school systems in the Chicago area. Dr. Goldstein was previously an associate professor at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology and served as an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Roosevelt University, Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, and the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences and has published a number of articles, book…    

Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Chronic Disorders in an Aging Population: Epidemiology
Elders and Health Care Utilization and Costs
Chronic Disease and Quality of Life in Older Adults
Psychological Problems in the Elderly
Cognitive Changes in Older Adults
Seniors with Diabetes Mellitus
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, and Low Back Pain in Older Adults
Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
Seniors with Cancer
References
About the Authors
Author Index
Subject Index