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Gerontology (Ageing)

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Older GLBT Family and Community Life

  • Edited by Christine Fruhauf, and Dan Mahoney.

Published December 2009

It is a well known fact that our population of persons aged 65 and over are growing at a faster rate than any other demographic. Older adults are now living longer more complex lives than previous generations. Recent census data confirms the emergence of a growing, more visible older Gay, Lesbian,…
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Women and Therapy in the Last Third of Life

The Long View

Women and Therapy in the Last Third of Life
  • Edited by Valory Mitchell.

Published December 2009

What is distinct about the last third of life, about women, that makes psychotherapy different? In this diverse collection, the psychological meanings and challenges of the last third of life are explored, as the capacity of the psyche expands, sense of time changes, and some questions take on new…
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Growing Older

Perspectives on LGBT Aging

  • Edited by James T. Sears.

Published August 2009

LGBT older adults experience issues and challenges that are unique, including institutional heteronormativity, heterosexism in organizations, and homophobia among caregivers and social service providers. This book presents a diverse group of scholars, activists, social service providers, and…
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Psychology of Ageing

Psychology of Ageing
  • Edited by Patrick Rabbitt.

Published July 2009

Cognitive and biological ageing has become a fast-growing and dynamic area of study and research, and the scale of this acceleration in growth makes this new four-volume collection in the Psychology Press Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Psychology, especially timely. A primary question is…
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Memory, Aging and the Brain

A Festschrift in Honour of Lars-Göran Nilsson

Memory, Aging and the Brain
  • Edited by Lars Bäckman, and Lars Nyberg.

Published July 2009

This book brings together some of the best known experts in their fields to offer a cross-disciplinary summary of current research on human memory. More than this however, the book pays tribute to the work of Lars-Göran Nilsson and his many contributions to the psychology of human memory. The book…
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Ageing, Cognition, and Neuroscience

A Special Issue of the European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Ageing, Cognition, and Neuroscience
  • Edited by Soledad Ballesteros, Lars Goran-Nilsson and Patrick Lemaire.

Published June 2009

Developed nations are experiencing enormous increases in the number of elderly people in the population. Ageing is a universal complex multifaceted process that profoundly affects mind and brain of all individuals. Important discoveries are being made at different levels of research on cognitive…
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Episodic Memory and Healthy Ageing

A Special Issue of Memory

Episodic Memory and Healthy Ageing
  • Edited by Chris Moulin, Moshe Naveh-Benjamin and Celine Souchay.

Published March 2009

A characteristic feature of the aging process is a decline in episodic memory, that form of memory related to a particular time and place in an individual’s personal history. This volume gathers together articles by leaders in the field exploring aging and episodic memory in healthy adults. These…
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Cognitive Gerontology: Cognitive Change in Old Age

A Special Issue of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Section A

Cognitive Gerontology: Cognitive Change in Old Age
  • Edited by Patrick Rabbitt.

Published January 2008

The worldwide demographic explosion in numbers of older people makes the study of cognitive change in old age of obvious practical interest. It is also theoretically crucial because it demands models for cognitive change that can explain how some cognitive skills are retained while others are lost…
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The Handbook of Aging and Cognition

Third Edition

The Handbook of Aging and Cognition
  • Edited by Fergus I. M. Craik, and Timothy A. Salthouse.

Published October 2007

Cognitive aging is a flourishing area of research. A significant amount of new data, a number of new theoretical notions, and many new research issues have been generated in the past ten years. This new edition reviews new findings and theories, enables the reader to assess where the field is…
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Existential and Spiritual Issues in Death Attitudes

Existential and Spiritual Issues in Death Attitudes
  • Edited by Adrian Tomer, Grafton T. Eliason and Paul T. P. Wong.

Published July 2007

Existential and Spiritual Issues in Death Attitudes provides: an in-depth examination of death attitudes, existentialism, and spirituality and their relationships; a review of the major theoretical models; clinical applications of these models to issues such as infertility, bereavement, anxiety,…
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