As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United States to care for its sick and elderly? According to veteran psychologist Seymour Sarason's eloquent and compelling new book, the answer is: inadequately at best. And rarely discussed among the grim statistics is the psychosocial price paid by nursing home patients, from loneliness and isolation to depression and dependency.
In "Centers for Ending," Dr. Sarason uses his firsthand experience as both practitioner and patient in senior facilities to...
As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United State...
For many, caring for a chronically ill family member is the right thing to do, but it is also often a source of emotional hardship, physical stress, and social isolation. In response, skill-building, coping, and psychoeducational programs have emerged to help caregivers meet the changes and challenges in their as well as the patients lives.
Education and Support Programs for Caregivers reveals the diversity of the caregiver population as well as their experiences and needs, and it introduces an empirically solid framework for planning, implementing, and evaluating...
For many, caring for a chronically ill family member is the right thing to do, but it is also often a source of emotional hardship, physical stress...
