The social, medical, and economic problems of aging populations in the developed nations
have evolved over the first 70 years of the past century. Over an historically brief time, an …

Advances in public health and in health care are keeping people alive longer, and
consequently, the proportion of older people in the global population is increasing rapidly. In …

Aging “well,” which has in the past been termed” productive,” 1 “healthy,” 2 or, most
recently,” successful” 3 aging, has been receiving increasing attention from the public …

If the unprecedented increase in life expectancy has a downside, it is the exposure of risk to
chronic age-related disorders. As clinicians work to foster healthy aging, we must also seek …

Offers students and practitioners interested in adulthood and aging an integration of ideas,
research findings, and intervention strategies for aging—normal, abnormal, and successful …

Since the 1960s or perhaps even before, gerontologists have been developing conceptual
frameworks or schema to describe ideal outcomes of the aging process. One of the most …

In this regard, a major characteristic of an aging society is the increased survival of people to
ages that often entail greater levels of illness, disability, and need for social support …

Substantial increases in the relative and absolute number of older persons in our society
pose a challenge for biology, social and behavioral science, and medicine. Successful …

In Healthy Aging: Challenges and Solutions, the nation's leading exper ts, researchers,
analysts, and educators present their frustrations, f indings, insights, and recommendations …

The academic geriatrics community has provided outstanding leadership in addressing
frailty and complexity in older adults, but a minority of older adults are frail. Although …