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As the population of aged people increases throughout the world, the need for comprehensive, integrated geriatric care is rapidly becoming a high priority. Developed from an education program in clinical geriatrics offered through the Division on Aging of the Harvard Medical School, this authoritative text provides broad, interdisciplinary coverage of geriatric health care. The book incorporates the theory and skill needed for many disciplines to work together effectively. It integrates the various topics covered by way of section introductions, cross-references within chapters, a case study and case conference, and an introductory chapter of discussions among a panel of aged people. With contributions from a wide range of experts, this book teaches an interdisciplinary perspective on the aged and their health care, and examines the working relationships among the many professionals providing care for the aged.

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• 1 The Aged View Their Health Care
• Part 1 Clinical Issues for the Individual
• Introduction
• 2 Physical Health Problems and Treatment of the Aged
• 3 Emotional and Cognitive Issues in the Care of the Aged
• 4 Oral Health and Treatment of the Aged
• 5 Drug Therapy in the Aged Patient
• 6 Nutritional Concerns and Problems of the Aged
• 7 Principles and Practice in Geriatric Rehabilitation
• Part 2 Interpersonal and Societal Issues
• Introduction
• 8 The Aged and their Families
• 9 Work, Productivity, and Worth in Old Age
• 10 Ethical Issues at the End of Life
• 11 Legal Issues in the Care of the Aged
• 12 Disability Trends and Community Long-Term Health Care for the Aged
• 13 The Economics of the Health Care System: Financing Health Care for the Aged Person
• Part 3 Theoretical Issues of Interdisciplinary Education and Practice
• Introduction
• 14 The Interdisciplinary, Integrated Approach to Professional Practice with the Aged
• 15 Developing the Interdisciplinary Team
• 16 Attitudes, Values, and Ideologies as Influences on the Professional Education and Practice of those who Care for the Aged
• Part 4 The Interdisciplinary Care of Aged Persons -- An Integration of the Issues
• Introduction
• 17 An Interdisciplinary Case Conference
• Index

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David G. Satin, M.D., was educated at Princeton University and the Harvard Medical School. He had fellowship training in both Community Mental Health and Research Methods for Psychiatrists. He is currently Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School and a lecturer at the Boston University School of Medicine Division of Psychiatry, and is on the staff at both the Newton-Wellesley and McLean Hospitals.