Encyclopedia of gerontology /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Birren, James E.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Amsterdam ; Boston : Academic Press, ©2007.
• Έκδοση: 2nd ed.
• Θέματα: Geriatrics > Encyclopedias.; Gerontology > Encyclopedias.; Geriatrics.; Gériatrie > Encyclopédies.; Gérontologie > Encyclopédies.; Gerontology.; Encyclopedias.

"Covers the latest research on the study of aging. Explores the many influences that bring change to individuals over the life span. Influences range from genetics to physiology, sociology, psychology, and anthropology. Physical, social, and economic environments as well as the traditions of fa...

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• v. 1. A-K
• Contents
• About the editor-in-chief
• About the editorial advisory board
• Foreword
• Preface
• How to use the Encyclopedia
• Abuse and neglect of elders / L. McDonald
• Accelerated aging / F. Sierra
• Achievement / D.K. Simonton
• Adaptation / S.K. Whitbourne
• Addiction : general / B. Segal
• Adult education / A. Kruse and E. Schmitt
• Age stratification / P. Uhlenberg and D. Dannefer
• Ageism and discrimination / T.D. Nelson
• Alcohol and drugs / E.S. Lisansky Gomberg
• Allergic reactivity in the elderly / T.O. Anderson
• Andropause / S.M. Harman
• Anxiety disorders / K.M. Connor and D.G. Blazer
• Arthritis and rheumatic diseases / S. Walki and E.M. Badley
• Assessment : neuropsychological / G.N. Savla, D.J. Moore, and B.W. Palmer
• Atherosclerosis / G. Spinetti, M. Wang, R.E. Monticone, and E.G. Lakatta
• Attention / P.A. Allen, E. Ruthru, and M-C. Lien
• Autonomic nervous system / S.E. Borst, S. Goswami, D.T. Lowenthal, and D. Newell.
• Balance, posture and gait / M. Woollacott
• Behavioral genetics / C.S. Bergeman and A.D. Ong
• Bereavement and loss / D.A. Lund
• Bioenergetics / J.J. Ramsey and K. Hagopian
• Body : composition, weight, height, and build / A.S. Ryan and D. Elahi
• Brain and central nervous system / W. Bondare
• Cancer and age / M.L. Freedman and M.L.R. Nierodzik
• Cancer : breast / L. Balducci, S. Hoover, and H. Greenberg
• Cardiovascular system / W.S. Aronow
• Careers in aging / C.J. Grabinski
• Caregiving and caring / C.J. Whitlatch and L.S. Noekler
• Cell death / R.A. Lockshin and Z. Zakeri
• Cellular aging : growth factors and cellular senescence / C. Sell
• Cellular signal transduction / A. Kamat, R.I. Gregerman, and M.S. Katz
• Centenarians / T.T. Perls
• Cholesterol and cell plasma membranes / T.N. Tulenko, D. Lapotofsky, R.P. Mason, and R.H. Cox
• Cognitive-behavioral interventions / H.M. DeVries
• Comparative and cross-cultural studies / C.L. Fry
• Conditioning / R.L. Port and T.L. Finamore
• Consumer behavior / C.A. Cole
• Creativity / D.K. Simonton
• Crime and age / E.E. Flynn
• Critical gerontology / C.L. Estes and C. Phillipson
• Cultural and ethnic influences on aging / S.M. Albert.
• Death and dying / R. Kastenbaum
• Decision making and everyday problem solving / F. Blanchard-Fields and A. Mienaltowski
• Delirium / J.H. Flaherty
• Dementia / P.J. Whitehouse
• Dementia : Alzheimer's / P.J. Whitehouse
• Demography / G.C. Myers and M.L. Eggers
• Dental health / J.R. Drummond, R.G. Chadwick, A.D. Gilbert, C.J. Hanson, and B.J.J. Scott
• Depression / P.A. Parmelee
• Diabetes / M.J. Rosenthal
• Diet and nutrition / B.J. Rolls and A. Drewnowski
• Disability, functional status and activities of daily living / L. Ferrucci, C. Koh, S. Bandinelli, and J.M. Guralnik
• DNA and gene expression / J. Vijg
• Driving behavior / J.C. Stutts
• Economics : society / Y.-P. Chen and D. Colander
• Education and aging / R.J. Manheimer
• Emotions / K.L. Schmidt and R. Schulz
• Endocrine function and dysfunction / F.V. Nowak and A.D. Mooradian
• Environmental gerontology / H.-W. Wahl and L.N. Gitlin
• Epidemiology / K.G. Manton
• Erectile dysfuntion / H. Sadeghi-Nejad, A.D. Seftel, and R. Munarriz
• Ethics and euthanasia / N.S. Jecker
• Ethics and medical decision-making / M.B. Kapp.
• Ethnicity and minorities / K., S. Markides, L. Rudkin, and S.P. Wallace
• Evolution and comparative biology / M.R. Rose and C.L. Rauser
• Exercise and physical activity / C. Der Ananian and T.R. Prohaska
• Extracellular matrix / K.M. Reiser
• Falls / L.Z. Rubenstein and K.R. Josephson
• Frail elderly / D. Spini, P. Ghisletta, E. Guilley, and C.J. Lalive d'Epinay
• Gastrointestinal system : function and dysfunction / D. Greenwald and L.J. Brandt
• Gender roles / T. Calasanti
• Generational differences : age-period-cohort / K.W. Schaie
• Genetics / T.E. Johnson, G.J. Lithgow, S. Murakami, and D.R. Shook
• Gerontechnology / D.C. Burdick
• Globalization and aging / C. Phillipson and J. Vincent
• Glycation / A.T. Lee and A. Cerami
• Grandparenthood / H.Q. Kivnick and H.M. Sinclair
• Health care and services / R.L. Kane
• Hearing / C.G. Fowler and E.D. Leigh-Paenroth
• Hematology and aging / Z.S. Geloo and W.B. Ershler
• History of aging / W.A. Achenbaum
• History of gerontology / J.E. Birren
• Homeostasis, homeodynamics and aging / S.I.S. Rattan
• Hospice / B. Hayslip Jr. and R.O. Hansson
• Housing / J. Pynoos, C.M. Nishita, and H. Kendig
• Human factors engineering and ergonomics / R.D. Ellis, C.B. Mayhorn, and R.L. Shehab
• Humor / R.J. Manheimer.
• Images of aging / M. Featherstone and M. Hepworth
• Immune system / N.S. Shah and W.B. Ershler
• Information processing/cognition / B. Bucur and D.J. Madden
• Inhibition / J.M. McDowd
• Intelligence / M. Lövdẹn and U. Lindenberger
• International perspective on gerontology / G.M. Gutman.
• v. 2. L-Z, Index
• Language and communication in aging / M.R. Clark-Cotton, R.K. Williams, M. Goral, and L.K. Obler
• Language disorders : aphasia / H.A. Whitaker
• Language disorders : general / M. Goral, M.R. Clark-Cotton, and M.L. Albert
• Learning / J.S. Freund
• Leisure / N.L. Danigelis
• Life course / D. Dannefer and L. Falletta
• Life events / K.E. Murray and A.J. Zautra
• Life expectancy / K.G. Manton
• Life review / R.N. Butler
• Life satisfaction / R.C. Mannell and S. Dupuis
• Life span theory / W.J. Hoyer
• Literary representation of aging / A.M. Wyatt-Brown
• Loneliness / L.C. Mullins
• Long term care / S. Zimmerman and P.D. Sloane
• Longitudinal studies / S.M. Hofer and A.M. Piccinin
• Markers of aging / G.E. McClearn
• Marriage and divorce / B.A. Mitchell
• Medicare and medicaid and economic policy of health care / R.N. Butler and M. Schechter
• Memory / A.D. Smith
• Memory, strategies / J.A. Sugar
• Menopause / R.G. Gosden
• Mental health / B.G. Knight and L. Lee
• Metabolism : carbohydrate, lipid and protein / C.D. Berdanier
• Mid-life and later-life crises / D. Carr and T. Pudrovska.
• Migration / C.F. Longino Jr.
• Mitochondria and aging / D. McKenzie and J. Aiken
• Mobility and flexibility / H. Mollenfopf
• Models of aging : invertebrates, filamentous fungi, and yeasts / S.M. Jazwinski
• Models of aging : vertebrates / E.J. Masoro
• Modernization and aging / J. Leavitt
• Motor control / R.D. Seidler, A.S. Bangert, J.A. Anguera, and C.M. Quinn-Walsh
• Narrative and aging / G. Kenyon and W. Randall
• Network analysis / M. Broese van Groenou and T. van Tilburg
• Neuroimaging (MRI, PET) / A.C. Burggren and S.Y. Bookheimer
• Neuromuscular system / S.D.R. Harridge and B. Saltin
• Neurotransmitters and neurotrophic factors / T.H. McNeill, E.J. Davis, F.F. Hefti, and T.J. Collier
• Obesity / E. Rudin, M. Rincon, J. Bauman, and N. Barzilai
• Obsessive compulsive disorders / R. Kohn, A.G. Yip, and M.C. Mancebo
• Organizations on aging / P.S. Liebig
• Osteoporosis and aging related bone disorders / S.H., Gueldner, T.N. Grabo, G. Britton, C. Pierce, and B. Lombardi
• Oxidative damage / A.K. Balin and M. Vilenchik.
• Pain and presbyalgos / S.W. Harkins and R.B. Scott
• Parkinson's disease / P. Chand and I. Litvan
• Perception / I.E. Nagel, M. Werkle-Bergner, S.-C. Li, and U. Lindenberger
• Personality / J.-E. Ruth
• Pharmacology / W.E. Fann
• Physical therapy and rehabilitation / A.A. Guiccione
• Politics of aging / C. Kelly and V.W. Marshall
• Premature aging / G.M. Martin
• Productivity and age / S.J. Czaja
• Prostate / W.J. Aronson and J.B. deKernion
• Psychological well-being / C.M. Keyes
• Reaction time / T.A. Salthouse
• Religion and spirituality / S.H. McFadden
• Reminiscence / B.K. Haight and B.S. Haight
• Renal and urinary tract function / R.D. Lindeman
• Research design and methods / L.M. Collins
• Respiratory system / N.S. Cherniack and E.P. Cherniack
• Retirement / R.C. Atchley
• Self esteem / R. Guarrusso and V.L. Bengtson
• Self-concept and body image / S.K. Whitbourne
• Self-regulation, health, and behavior / L. Dunbar, H. Leventhal, and E.A. Leventhal
• Sexuality, sensuality, and intimacy / M. Stones and L. Stones
• Skill acquisition / D.L. Strayer and J.M. Cooper.
• Sleep / C.A. Alessi
• Slowing of aging / S. Alavez, G.J. Lithgow, and M. Muranjan
• Smell and taste / S.S. Schiman
• Social cognition / J.E. Norris, M.W. Pratt, and S. Hebblethwaite
• Social networks, support, and integration / T.C. Antonucci, H. Akiyama, and A.M. Sherman-- Social security / M.N. Ozawa
• Speech and communication (speech styles) / J.A. Small
• Stress : physiological / D.A. Jurivich and X. Zhou
• Stroke / P.B. Gorelick V. Shanmugam, and A.K. Pajeau
• Suicide / S.S. Canetto
• Syncope / F. Puisieux
• Telomeres / D.M. Baird
• Theories of aging : biological / F.E. Yates
• Theories of aging : psychological / J.J.F. Schroots
• Theories of aging : social / V.W. Marshall and P.J. Clarke
• Thirst and hydration / M.-M.G. Wilson-- Time : perceptions and concepts / J.J.F. Schroots
• Touch and proprioception / J.M. Weisenberger
• Vision / C.T. Scialfa and D.W. Kline
• Volunteer activity by older adults / R.A. Harootyan
• Widowhood and widowerhood / A. Martin-Matthews and K. Davidson
• Wisdom / U.M. Staudinger and J. Dörner
• Work and employment : individual / J.N. Cleveland and L.M. Shore
• Work and employment : society / P. Taylor
• Contributors
• Index.