Positive Aging: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers

Positive Aging: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers

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Retirement, senility, disability, and death were all notions previously associated with growing old.


Today, with the average life span of men and women in the United States exceeding 76 years, the words successful, optimal, and positive dominate the lexicon of scientists and, increasingly, the general public. We not only plan to live longer, but expect to enjoy a superior s...more
Hardcover, 272 pages
Published February 17th 2006 by W. W. Norton & Company
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Megan
I read this for my Psychology of Aging class. It's a great book with a look at how to age positively. It has a lot of information about diseases such as Dementia, and it is a great resource for the elderly or even younger people on how to help your loved ones age positively.
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