Resilience and aging : research and practice / Helen Lavretsky
Published
Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
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Description
1 online resource
Contents
What is resilience in the context of aging? -- Psychological emotional resilience and cognitive resilience -- Resilience and longevity -- Biomarkers and the neurobiology of resilience -- Gene-environment interaction and resilience -- Common stressors of old age and their effect on resilience -- Spirituality and aging -- Social models of promoting resilience -- Cultural and ethnic factors in understanding and building resilience -- Measuring resilience in older adults -- Resilience-promoting interventions -- Building resilient communities for older adults -- Resilience-building interventions and prevention of chronic diseases of aging -- Epilogue and future directions
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Sep. 10, 2014)
