Psychological understandings of aging. Stressful life events and late adulthood adaptation -- The significance of life review in old age -- Spirituality in later life -- Emotional health and socioeconomic stress -- The role of music therapy in successful aging -- Family dynamics and the flow of caregiving -- Sociological understandings of aging. Women's issues in aging -- Understanding and planning for retirement -- Issues in rural aging -- Elder abuse -- Biomedical understandings of aging. Medication use in older individuals -- Nutritional issues in geriatrics -- The integration of exercise and nutrition in geriatric medicine -- Falls among elderly persons -- Geriatric rehabilitation -- The invisible epidemic : alcohol abuse and dependence in older adults -- Service provision for the elderly. Patient-provider communication -- Ethical issues in the geriatric patient -- Community-based and educational services -- Maximizing the contributions of older people as volunteers.
