Geriatric Practice: Books & Videos
A guide for practitioners in the field of geriatrics
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Selected Geriatrics Books
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Selected Geriatrics Audiovisuals
This is a selected list of current videos as well as classics in the subject of Geriatrics available through UNC Chapel Hill Libraries. Links go to the catalog record so you can check the current availability of the video.
- Aging in AmericaCall Number: WT 30 A26773 2003 c. 2"In search of what it means to have a 'good old age'," Julie Winokur and Ed Kashi traveled across the country for seven years, collecting scores of personal histories to depict the experience of aging in America. (DVD -- 57 min)
- Aging, the natural processThis program takes a look at the changes that occur naturally to the various systems of the human body as a person ages, and describes actions that can be taken to maximize and maintain functionality. Topics include: Cardiovascular System, Respiratory System, Musculoskeletal System, Central Nervous System, Gastrointestinal System, Genitourinary System, Integumentary System, Touch and Pain, Vision, Hearing and Emotions. (videocassette -- 37 min)
- GraceCall Number: WT 155 G729 1991Combining excerpts from three earlier videos, this overview of 13 years in Alzheimer's patient, Grace Kirkland's life, including home care, and foster home care. The primary health care giver, Grace's husband addresses the demands of the disease, both loss of cognitive and physical function, and the end stages which lead to Grace's death. (DVD -- 58 min)
- Head-to-toe assessment (older adult)Call Number: Available online through HSL websiteFrom the Fourth Edition of Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination. Emphasis is on health history, documentation, communication and patient/practitioner interaction (streaming video -- 38 min. Also available on DVD, call no WB 205 DVD1 2005 v.17)
- Infection in the elderlyCall Number: WC 195 I433 2003Discusses importance of infection in mortality and morbidity of elderly persons, and presents lifestyle factors and changes in body defenses that contribute to infection in this population. Covers measures to reduce the incidence of infection including assessment for risk factors and immunizations. Discusses detecting infection in the elderly, and the subtle, atypical signs and symptoms that are sometimes present. (2 videocassettes -- 36 min)
- Late-life depressionCall Number: WM 171 L3512 2004Three senior citizens describe how they have coped with depression, and medical commentary on late-life depression is also provided. (DVD - 28 min)
- On old age: a conversation with Joan Erikson at 90This video features Joan Erikson at the age of 90. She discusses the considerations and problems that come with old age. It also examines some of the concepts and ideas of Joan Erikson and her husband, Erik Erikson, an eminent post-Freudian psychologist.
- Sunsets: a multicultural perspective on aging and people with disabilitiesCall Number: HV 1553 S958 2002(DVD -- 33 min)
- The secret life of the brain-- Episode 5. The aging brain: Through many lives.Call Number: Available electronically through catalogFifth in a five-part series that presents recent research on the brain. This episode presents recent studies which indicate that the normal aging process leaves most mental functions intact, that we do not lose brain cells as we age, and that the aging brain is far more resilient than previously believed. (streaming video file-- 57 min. Also available on videocassette, call no WL 300 S446 2002)