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Biblical Perspectives on Aging

God and the Elderly, Second Edition

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Now available in Paperback!

A reinvigorated biblical argument against ageism

As the population of older Americans grows, meaningful perspectives on aging are needed by both the young and the...

Published February 14th 2008 by Routledge.

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Cognitive gerontology: Cognitive change in old age

A Special Issue of Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Section A: Human Experimental Psychology

• Edited by Patrick Rabbitt

The worldwide demographic explosion in numbers of older people makes the study of cognitive change in old age of obvious practical interest. It is also...

Published January 24th 2008 by Psychology Press.

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The Handbook of Aging and Cognition

3rd Edition

• Edited by Fergus I. M. Craik, Timothy A. Salthouse

Cognitive aging is a flourishing area of research. A significant amount of new data, a number of new theoretical notions, and many new research issues...

Published October 9th 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Existential and Spiritual Issues in Death Attitudes

• Edited by Adrian Tomer, Grafton T. Eliason, Paul T.P. Wong

Existential and Spiritual Issues in Death Attitudes provides: an in-depth examination of death attitudes, existentialism, and spirituality and their relationships; a review of the major...

Published July 31st 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Mental Health Issues of Older Women

A Comprehensive Review for Health Care Professionals

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Discover the latest research on the mental health concerns of older women

Women are the primary consumers of mental health services, however, there is...

Published May 16th 2007 by Routledge.

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Aging and Work in the 21st Century

• By Kenneth S. Shultz, Gary A. Adams

The aging of baby boomers, along with the predicted decrease of the available labor pool, will place increased scrutiny and emphasis on issues relating to...

Published February 22nd 2007 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Care-Giving in Dementia

Research and Applications Volume 4

• Edited by Bere M. L. Miesen, Gemma M. M. Jones

Volume 4 of Care-Giving in Dementia builds on previous volumes to continue to make a significant contribution to establishing a knowledge base for the developing...

Published September 21st 2006 by Routledge.

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Mild Cognitive Impairment

International Perspectives

• Edited by Holly A. Tuokko, David F. Hultsch

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) has been identified as an important clinical transition between normal aging and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since treatments...

Published September 14th 2006 by Psychology Press.

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The Baby Boomers Grow Up

Contemporary Perspectives on Midlife

• Edited by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Sherry L. Willis

The goal of this volume is to examine development in middle age from the perspective of baby boomers -- a unique cohort in the United...

Published July 14th 2006 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Ethnicity and the Dementias

• Edited by Gwen Yeo, Dolores Gallager-Thompson

In recent years, the literature on the topic of ethnic and racial issues in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias has increased dramatically. At the same...

Published July 12th 2006 by Routledge.

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