Trauma Among Older Adults presents an integrative model of treatment that considers current theories of treatment in light of special considerations relating to elderly patients. The book provides case studies, vignettes, and discussions, and demonstrates the importance of considering the personality, memory, and familial history of an elderly individual who has suffered a trauma.

Trauma in older people aged over 65 is a rapidly growing field within orthopaedics. Up to two thirds of fractures occur as a result of a fall and about one third of all fractures occur in the over-65 population. The aim of this comprehensive new text is to present the epidemiology and management of all musculoskeletal trauma that occurs in the elderly. The book deals with the assessment and treatment of medical comorbidities, complications, and the role of orthogeriatric care. The focus of the book is on the practical management of fractures although soft tissue injuries and dislocations are also discussed. Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the field, contributors are drawn from orthopaedics and orthogeriatrics on both sides of the Atlantic. The book is intended for all surgeons and physicians involved in the treatment of trauma in the elderly, and it will be relevant to trainees and as well as experienced practitioners.

In Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Brain, leading clinicians present widely accepted guidelines and evidence-based practices for the management of patients with traumatic brain injury. Divided into five main sections, the book guides the clinician through the science, management, critical care, outcomes, and important socioeconomic issues relevant to patient care.Special Features: Offers the valuable team approach and recommendations of renowned surgeons, clinicians, rehabilitation specialists, and researchers Includes guidelines for injuries ranging from mild to moderate, severe, and penetrating, and for treating brain injury in children Covers the related intensive care issues of neurologic, pulmonary, cardiovascular, and infection management and nutrition and fluid control Reviews fundamental science concepts, including pathophysiology, monitoring and imaging, biomarkers and classification systems for brain injury Provides hundreds of concise summary tables and illustrations to help digest complex information Discusses ethics and important end-of-life issues With an integrated management approach to injury and rehabilitation that goes well beyond initial surgery, Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Brain will enable neurosurgeons, neurologists, physicians in trauma, critical care, and rehabilitation medicine, and residents in these specialties to optimize patient care and outcomes. It is also useful as a guide for board exam preparation.The companion volume to this book is Neurotrauma and Critical Care of the Spine.

"This book provides the practical recommendations, modifications, types of equipment, and resources that will improve the safety, health, and quality of life of older patients and residents of long-term care facilities. It also includes photocopiable forms and discharge checklists."--BOOK JACKET.

For courses in multicultural counseling or any human services course that directs attention to serving diverse clients. Written to explore the lives and potential counseling problems of African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, European American, and American Indian populations, this text considers the powerful influences of a client's developmental stage and cultural background. Intervening with clients from counseling specific groups during various lifespan stages, and professional issues/future directions of the multicultural counseling field are also covered. The text is organized into three parts and seventeen chapters. Part one provides background knowledge for intervening with clients of differing backgrounds. Part two centers on understanding and counseling African American, American Indian, Asian American, European American, and Hispanic American clients, as well as lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients in the various lifespan stages. Part three discusses professional issues in multicultural counseling and explores future directions in the field. culture of sexual orientation, and the authors provide counseling strategies for this diverse group. Also important, the book addresses gender, social class, and current issues. Experiential exercises are provided in the appendix and are mentioned in the appropriate chapters. The fourth edition of Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Life Span Perspective is the only multicultural counseling text to take a lifespan approach from a perspective of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, maintaining that integrating multicultural and lifespan considerations are crucial to counseling effectiveness.

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