Behavior, health, and aging [electronic resource] / edited by Stephen B. Manuck ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Genetics and aging / Gerald E. McClearn and Debra A. Heller -- Quality adjusted life expectancy for men and women in the United States / Robert M. Kaplan and Jennifer Erickson -- Aging women, getting older, getting better? / Elaine Leventhal -- Menoupause [i.e. menopause] as a turning point in midlife / Karen A. Matthews ... [et al.] -- Changes in the immune system during aging / Bruce S. Rabin -- Effect of chronic stress on immune function and health in the elderly / Susan Robinson-Whelen, Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser, and Ronald Glaser -- Neuroimmune interactions: implications for aging and immunosenescence -- rodent models / David A. Padgett, Cathleen M. Dobbs, and John F. Sheridan -- Immune functions, their psychological correlates, and health / George F. Solomon and Donna Benton -- Negative affect and the disablement process in late life: a life-span control theory approach / Richard Schulz, Jutta Heckhausen, and Alison O'Brien -- Psychological factors, health, and disease: the impact of aging and the life cycle / Reford B. Williams -- Coping with chronic illness among the elderly: maintaining self-esteem / Vicki S. Helgeson and Kristin Mickelson -- Sex, psychosocial stress, and atherosclerosis: a monkey model / Michael R. Adams ... [et al.] -- Comparative effects of age and blood pressure on neuropsychological test performance: the Framingham study / Merill F. Elias ... [et al.] -- Uncertain health effects of cholesterol reduction in the elderly / Matthew F. Muldoon, Jay R. Kaplan, and Stephen B. Manuck.

"A dramatic shift in the average age of the U.S. population and the increasing number of elderly Americans has introduced new and challenging health care dilemmas. This edited volume addresses these issues with contributed chapters by the leading authorities in the field of behavioral medicine. It deals with health and health care needs of the elderly by considering basic changes that result from aging and some of the more specific problems that accompany it." "Content highlights include a review of the basic tenets of genetic and molecular biology, including some of the methods of looking at heritable differences in health and well-being. Quality of life concerns are examined, including the differences between men and women as well as other gender issues. Several chapters deal with the effects of aging on immunity. The latter part of the book emphasizes the psychosocial implications of aging on cardiovascular disease. Chronic illness among the elderly is also addressed."--BOOK JACKET.

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