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Aging is inevitable-A "psychological recession" is not . . . As I go about my daily life, I read and hear about the sometimes scary things that are happening to other people. As the saying goes, bad news sells newspapers. But I u- ally can take some solace in reasoning that this bad stuff assuredly will not occur in my life. After reading this book, however, one message has gotten through¿I cannot d- miss "those" older people described in the various chapters as being dissimilar to me. After all, "old person" is a term that can be applied to me in a few more years. On this point, I once heard the following rhetorical question applied to the prejudice actions of the TV character Archie Bunker: "What would he say about "those" Puerto Ricans, if, on his next birthday, he knew that he would become a Puerto Rican?" As to aging, we best pay close attention because we soon will be "those" elders. This is why the alarming facts of this book-that our elders often are experiencing elevatedlevelsofphysicalillnessesanddepression¿grabbedmebytheproverbialthroat.
| Serija: | The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology |
| Leidėjas: | Springer US |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2000 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 388 |
| ISBN-10: | 0306462699 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780306462696 |
| Formatas: | 260 x 183 x 26 mm. Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
Parašykite atsiliepimą apie „Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Practice“
