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Aging

Issues in Health and Neuropsychological Functioning

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The purpose of this chapter is to review some of the relevant issues of aging for health psychology. The initial section is a review of the demographics of the elderly (defined as age 65 and older) in the United States. The next section consists of a brief overview of some of the theories of aging from gerontological, psychological, and biological sciences. The third section comprises a review of some common psychiatric and other medical disorders from which older adults suffer. A focus of the present chapter involves the impact of illness upon the elderly individual’s neuropsychological functioning. The final section includes suggestions for future research and a recommendation for interdisciplinary collaboration.

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