Positive Aging: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers

by Robert D. Hill

Book Overview

Retirement, senility, disability, and death were all notions previously associated with growing old.

Today, with the average life span of men and women in the United States exceeding 76 years, the words successful, optimal, and positive dominate the lexicon of scientists and, increasingly, the general public. We not only plan to live longer, but expect to enjoy a superior standard of physical and emotional health for longer than any previous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039370453X
• ISBN13: 9780393704532
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.0" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for anyone curious about aging

Positive Aging shows how different aspects of our lives affects our ability to age happily. I'd recommend this book to anyone, even someone in their mid-twenties, who is curious about their future.