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Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Practice
Williamson, Gail M. ; Shaffer, David R. ; Parmelee, Patricia A. (Author)
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Springer
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Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Practice - Williamson, Gail M. ; Shaffer, David R. ; Parmelee, Patricia a.
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Synopsis "Physical Illness and Depression in Older Adults: A Handbook of Theory, Research, and Practice"
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.
