The Wiley Handbook on the Aging Mind and Brain

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A thought-provoking treatise on understanding and treating the aging mind and brain This handbook recognizes the critical issues surrounding mind and brain health by tackling overarching and pragmatic needs so as to better understand these multifaceted issues. This includes summarizing and synthesizing critical evidence, approaches, and strategies from multidisciplinary research—all of which have advanced our understanding of the neural substrates of attention, perception, memory, language, decision-making, motor behavior, social cognition, emotion, and other mental functions. Written by a plethora of health experts from around the world, The Wiley Handbook on the Aging Mind and Brain offers in-depth contributions in 7 sections: Introduction; Methods of Assessment; Brain Functions and Behavior across the Lifespan; Cognition, Behavior and Disease; Optimizing Brain Function in Health and Disease; Forensics, Competence, Legal, Ethics and Policy Issues; and Conclusion and New Directions. Geared toward improving the recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of many brain-based disorders that occur in older adults and that cause disability and death Seeks to advance the care of patients who have perceptual, cognitive, language, memory, emotional, and many other behavioral symptoms associated with these disorders Addresses principles and practice relevant to challenges posed by the US National Academy of Sciences and National Institute of Aging (NIA) Presents materials at a scientific level that is appropriate for a wide variety of providers The Wiley Handbook on the Aging Mind and Brain is an important text for neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, physiatrists, geriatricians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and other primary caregivers who care for patients in routine and specialty practices as well as students, interns, residents, and fellows. Content: Introduction. The Aging Mind and Brain / Matthew Rizzo, Steven Anderson, Bernd Fritzsch -- Theoretical, Animal Models, Social and Humanistic Perspectives. Social Networks, Social Relationships, and Their Effects on the Aging Mind and Brain / Sato Ashida, Ellen J Schafer -- Aging and the Brain / Veena Prahlad, Madhusudana Rao Chikka -- Animal Models of Pathological Aging / Eric B Emmons, Youngcho Kim, Nandakumar S Narayanan -- Humanistic Perspectives / Andrea Charise, Margaret L Eginton -- Methods of Assessment. Medical Assessment of the Aging Mind and Brain / T Scott Diesing, Matthew Rizzo -- Neuropsychological Assessment of Aging Individuals / R D Jones -- Normal Aging / A A Capizzano, T Moritani, M Jacob, David E Warren -- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging / Laura L Boles Ponto -- Electrophysiological Measures of Age-Related Cognitive Impairment In Humans / David E Anderson, Olga Taraschenko -- The Brain in the Wild / Gabriella E M Rizzo, Matthew Rizzo -- Quality of Life Assessment / Fredric D Wolinsky, Elena M Andresen -- Brain Functions and Behavior Across the Lifespan. Executive Functions and Behavior Across the Lifespan / Paul J Eslinger, Claire Flaherty -- Memory and Language in Aging / David E Warren, Rachael Rubin, Samantha Shune, Melissa C Duff -- Vision and Aging / Cynthia Owsley, Deepta Ghate, Sachin Kedar -- Aging-Related Balance Impairment and Hearing Loss / Deema Fattal, Marlan Hansen, Bernd Fritzsch -- Attention and Processing Speed / Benjamin D Lester, Daniel B Vatterott, Shaun P Vecera -- Motor Functions and Mobility / Warren G Darling, Kelly J Cole, James A Ashton-Miller -- Incontinence and Sexual Dysfunction / Karl J Kreder, Sarah Fraumann Faris, Matthew Rizzo, Satish S-C Rao -- Emotional Function During Aging / Kuan-Hua Chen, Steven Anderson -- Brain Disease and Dysfunction. Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment / David T Jones, Marla B Bruns, Ronald C Petersen -- Cerebrovascular Disease and White Matter Disorders / Nandakumar Nagaraja, Enrique C Leira -- Movement Disorders / Dronacharya Lamichhane, Ergun Y Uc -- Psychiatric Disorders / Steven P Wengel, Roberto F Cervantes, William J Burke -- Encephalopathy / Alberto Serrano-Pozo -- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Disease / Dawn McGuire -- Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Older Adults / Jon Tippin -- PAIN / Keela Herr, Stephen Gibson, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos -- Optimizing Brain Function in Health and Disease. The Benefits of Physical Activity on Brain Structure and Function in Healthy Aging and Age-Related Neurological Disease / Michelle W Voss -- Aging, Mind and Brain / Sara J Czaja -- Community and Long-Term Care Supports for Older Adults with Cognitive Decline / Kristine Williams, Ying-Ling Jao -- Legal and Ethical Issues. Neuroethics of Aging / Steven Anderson -- The Public Health Challenge Presented by the Growing Population of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Forms of Dementia / Brian P Kaskie, Christopher Stamy -- Competency and Capacity in the Aging Adult / Joseph Barrash -- Boomers After the Bust / Helen D (Heidi) Reavis, Alison Roh Park -- Conclusion. Science, Society, and a Vision for Mind and Brain Health Across the Lifespan / Matthew Rizzo, Steven Anderson, Bernd Fritzsch.