Descripción:
With modern advances in health care prolonging the average life span, rehabilitation programs for the elderly are of increasing importance. This book examines not only techniques for maintaining an older person's quality of life, but also the process of rehabilitating those in whom the brain is damaged, providing an authoritative account of the structural and neuropsychological changes that occur in the aging nervous system, whether healthy or diseased. It discusses such timely topics as the relationship between aging and dementia, cognitive activity and personality, neuropsychological training, and medical treatment context. Hardcover. GOOD.
