Gerontology for health professionals Book

"This is a marvelously useful book that provides guidance for all professionals on geriatric health teams... a must for social workers..."

—Rose Dobrof, Executive Director,
Brookdale Center on Aging, Hunter College

Here is the new edition of the best-selling guide for working with elderly people, filled with expert guidance and proven interventions. Learn to better assess physical, mental, psychological, and social function, and to plan interventions for common problems caused by dementia, grief and loss, and more. New to the second edition are three chapters that address the increasing challenges of elder abuse, AIDS and elderly people, and advance directives.