Behavior, Health, and Aging

by Manuck, Stephen B.; Jennings, Richard; Rabin, Bruce; Baum, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780805834048
• ISBN10: 0805834044
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

A dramatic shift in the average age of the U.S. population and the increasing number of elderly Americans has introduced new and challenging healthcare dilemmas. This book addresses these issues with contributed chapters by the leading authorities in the field of behavioral medicine. It deals with health and healthcare 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 genetics and molecular biology including some of the methods of looking at heritable differences in health and well-being. Quality of life concerns are addressed, 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.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Genetics and Aging	1	(14)
Gerald E. McClearn
Debra A. Heller
Quality Adjusted Life Expectancy for Men and Women in the United States	15	(12)
Robert M. Kaplan
Jennifer Erickson
Aging Women, Getting Older, Getting Better?	27	(16)
Elaine Leventhal
Menoupause as a Turning Point in Midlife	43	(16)
Karen A. Matthews
Rena R. Wing
Lewis H. Kuller
Elaine N. Meilahn
Jane F. Owens
Changes in the Immune System During Aging	59	(10)
Bruce S. Rabin
Effect of Chronic Stress on Immune Function and Health in the Elderly	69	(14)
Susan Robinson-Whelen
Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
Ronald Glaser
Neuroimmune Interactions: Implications for Aging and Immunosenescence---Rodent Models	83	(26)
David A. Padgett
Cathleen M. Dobbs
John F. Sheridan
Immune Functions, Their Psychological Correlates, and Health	109	(10)
George F. Solomon
Donna Benton
Negative Affect and the Disablement Process in Late Life: A Life-Span Control Theory Approach	119	(16)
Richard Schulz
Jutta Heckhausen
Alison O'Brien
Psychological Factors, Health, and Disease: The Impact of Aging and the Life Cycle	135	(18)
Reford B. Williams
Coping with Chronic Illness Among the Elderly: Maintaining Self-Esteem	153	(26)
Vicki S. Helgeson
Kristin Mickelson
Sex, Psychosocial Stress, and Atherosclerosis: A Monkey Model	179	(20)
Michael R. Adams
Steven B. Manuck
J. Koudy Williams
Jay R. Kaplan
Carol A. Shively
Comparative Effects of Age and Blood Pressure on Neuropsychological Test Performance: The Framingham Study	199	(26)
Merill F. Elias
Penelope K. Elias
Ralph B. D'Agostino
Philip A. Wolf
Uncertain Health Effects of Cholesterol Reduction in the Elderly	225	(20)
Matthew F. Muldoon
Jay R. Kaplan
Stephen B. Manuck
Author Index	245	(18)
Subject Index	263