Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Sarason, Seymour Bernard (1919-2010)
Titre(s) : Centers for ending [Texte électronique] : the coming crisis in the care of aged people / Seymour B. Sarason ; foreword by Saul B. Carson
Publication : New York : Springer, cop. 2011
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Collection : Caregiving : research, practice, policy
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
As people live longer and health care costs continue to rise and fewer doctors choose
to specialize in geriatrics, how prepared is the United States to care for its sick
and elderly? According to veteran psychologist Seymour Sarason's eloquent and compelling
new book, the answer is: inadequately at best. And rarely discussed among the grim
statistics is the psychosocial price paid by nursing home patients, from loneliness
and isolation to depression and dependency. In "Centers for Ending", Dr. Sarason uses
his firsthand experience as both practitioner and patient in senior facilities
Sujet(s) : Centres de cure médicale
Personnes âgées -- Psychologie
Indice(s) Dewey :
362.16 (23e éd.) = Établissements de soins médicaux à long terme
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781441957252
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44661333b
Notice n° :
FRBNF44661333
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Themes of the book ; Becoming a resident in a total care facility ; Residents as
immigrants ; Some aspects of organizational craziness ; Two months in the nursing
home ; Planning programs: social security and Head Start ; The haves and the have-nots
; The need for a presidential commission: some caveats ; On the uses of history.
