Gerontology/Ageing

Based on the belief that older people have good stories to tell, Story Writing in a Nursing Home was developed as part of a volunteer teaching service to a nursing home. Graduate students who were learning to teach this special population conducted story writing activities with older adults and foun..

The Bell Lap..

An invaluable resource for the mental health professional who must deal with the uncooperative and difficult elderly patient...

This important volume celebrates the contributions of the National Mental Health Association, an organization that has been a major force within the field of prevention for almost a century. Comprehensive coverage includes the history of the involvement, the efforts of a number of local Mental Healt..

The meaning and value of reminiscence in the lives of elders is beautifully explored...

An insightful volume and helpful resource for professionals who work with the aged in a variety of institutional settings. Detailed descriptions of activities are included, such as memory improvement, leisure education and counseling, intergenerational contact, and much more...

Viktor Frankl's Contribution to Spirituality and Aging represents varying professional perspectives on the application of Frankl's logotherapy for ministry with older adults. the chapter authors represent diverse professional backgrounds in medicine, pastoral theology, the behavioral sciences, and p..

The result of hands-on research, this exciting book provides both theoretical and practical guidelines for creative arts therapies, specifically in movement and drama, that can be implemented in nursing homes. The authors passionately challenge the “waiting to die” phenomenon of some nur..

The result of hands-on research, this exciting book provides both theoretical and practical guidelines for creative arts therapies, specifically in movement and drama, that can be implemented in nursing homes. The authors passionately challenge the “waiting to die” phenomenon of some nur..

Help families of institutionalized elders with this compassionate and practical manual...

This book explores what is known about healthy living among older women, emphasizing overcoming illness and adversity. Women and Healthy Aging focuses on common age-related changes and illnesses that frequently occur among women in the later years. It describes these diseases and changes, provides t..

Here is a unique text that examines the lives of middle-aged and old women. Women, Aging and Ageism, in response to the lack of literature that focuses on aging women, presents timely and definitive research that illustrates the implications of ageism and sexism. This landmark volume challenges powe..