Physical Change and Aging 7th Edition

A Guide for Helping Professions

Sue Saxon, Mary Jean Etten, Elizabeth Perkins
Springer Publishing
536 pages
ISBN: 9780826150554
October 2021

“This comprehensive book provides geriatric care principles for the expert care provider as well as the novice learner in one book through a compelling reading style that transforms complex principles into simple to comprehend and apply principles.”
--- Marion Newton, PhD, RN, BSN, MN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, ANEF

The seventh edition of this classic multidisciplinary text for students of gerontology continues to offer practical, user-friendly, and comprehensive information about the physical changes and common pathologies associated with the aging process. Fully updated with current information regarding diagnosis, risk factors, prevention recommendations, treatment approaches, and medications along with new statistics on prevalence and evidence-based clinical guidelines, this textbook also considering the psychological and social implications with which aging is inextricably linked.