A Consumer's guide to aging

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A Consumer's guide to aging

David H. Solomon ... [et al.]

The Johns Hopkins University Press, c1992

  • pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-511) and index

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巻冊次

ISBN 9780801843013

内容説明

If you're over 50, A Consumer's Guide to Aging is the book you've been looking for--a comprehensive, fact-filled, and reliable resource addressing your changing questions and concerns. From the highly respected team of doctors and social workers who contribute to "On Aging "--the nationally syndicated advice column read in more than six million households--here is sound advice for making smart choices on issues ranging from health and housing to fitness and finances. With many real-life examples from the letters written to "On Aging, " this remarkably complete guide offers detailed information on virtually every issue of concern to older Americans: . Physical Health: keeping fit with diet and exercise; common health problems in later life; understanding prevention and treatment; . Mental Health: handling the emotional stress of adjusting to retirement, health problems, the loss of a spouse, and other changes; signs of depression; self-help; professional help; . Medical Care: talking to health-care professionals; choosing a physician; understanding health-care options; making the most of insurance coverage; . Personal Finances: planning for financial independence; choosing a financial adviser; managing income from pension plans, investments, and social security; estate planning; living wills, living trusts, and other options; . Housing: staying put, renovating, relocating, living abroad; safety, maintenance, companionship, recreation, and health-care considerations; pros and cons of condominiums, retirement communities, life-care facilities, and nursing homes; . Family Relationships: changing family roles; styles of grandparenting; multi-generational households; the empty nest "refilled"; caring for a parent or spouse at home; divorce and remarriage; . Sex and Intimacy: maintaining an active sex life; normal changes in sexual function; effects of illness and medication; impotence and physical impairments; diagnosis and treatment of sexual problems; . Work: defending agai
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pbk. ISBN 9780801843020

内容説明

This fact-filled resource for older Americans has been compiled by a highly respected team of doctors and counselors who contribute to the nationally syndicated column "On Aging". Includes information on physical and mental health, financial planning, family relationships, sex, leisure time, and more.

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