Autumn Leaves: Aging With and Without Dementia by Steven Rubin MD (2009-05-03) - Softcover

Rubin, Dr. Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977417212 ISBN 13: 9780977417216

Publisher: independent, 2020

Synopsis

Is it inevitable? Does everyone who lives long enough eventually develop dementia? Might dementia be prevented, modified, or even reversed? Aging is as natural as leaves changing color at summer's end. We may be powerless against time and occurrences of nature, but we're not helpless when it comes to maturing with health and grace. Tending to good health throughout life results in aging with dignity. In Autumn Leaves, Dr. Steven Rubin, a psychiatrist specializing in geriatric medicine, offers common sense insights into the biological and psychological changes that confront us all, beginning in the middle years and progressing through late life, a stage which the author has termed "gerolescence". Who gets dementia, who doesn't, and why? Autumn Leaves not only addresses intellectual, emotional, and behavioral declines, but also provides a framework for evaluating, correctly diagnosing, and treating them, with and without medications. You'll learn how to approach and manage the losses, ch

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About the Author

STEVEN E. RUBIN, M.D., is an American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology-certified Adult Psychiatrist specializing in Alzheimer's and dementia diagnosis and treatment. He received his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, completed his internship at Duke University, and graduated from residency at the University of Virginia. He was a Clinical Associate Professor with the University of Nevada-Reno School of Medicine and a member of the Nevada Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Board. Dr. Rubin gives workshops and lectures on geriatric care to various health and civic groups across the nation. His professional mission is to deliver quality health care and education to gerolescent adults, their families, and the community.

Edition details

• Publisher: independent
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0977417212
• ISBN 13: 9780977417216
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 199