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Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
- 9th Edition - July 16, 2025
- Authors: Kenneth Rockwood, Ruth E. Hubbard, Andrew P. Clegg
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 5 9 3 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 5 9 4 - 4
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Request a sales quoteFor gerontologists, internal medicine physicians, family doctors, and geriatric nurse practitioners, Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology has been the internationally renowned, go-to reference for expert guidance regarding geriatric care. Now fully revised and updated, the 9th Edition continues the tradition of excellence to help you meet the unique needs of this growing patient population. Offering practical coverage of gerontology, disease-specific geriatrics, and complex syndromes specific to older adults, Brocklehurst’s provides a contemporary, distinctive perspective on geriatric medicine: prevent the preventable, treat the treatable, and care for the carer.
- Provides consistent discussions of clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and more that make reference quick and easy.
- Covers how to balance achievable treatments with the duty not to harm.
- Offers expanded and updated coverage of Biological Gerontology, Geriatric Oncology, Acute Geriatric Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Treatment, Sex Differences in Aging, Cellular Senescence, The Aging Immune System and the Aging Brain, and Testosterone and Frailty in Aging Males.
- Reflects the importance of understanding frailty to the practice of geriatric medicine and to current understanding of disease in late life.
- Contains all-new chapters on Oxidative Damage and Free Radical Stress, the Microbiome, Interventions for Lifespan Extension, Aging among LBGTQ+ Populations, COVID-19, Health and Wellbeing in Older Women, Vaccination in Older Adults, System-wide Reform for Frailty Care, Geriatric Medicine in Africa, Aging Among Indigenous Communities, Improving Quality of Care for Older Adults, and more.
- Discusses senolytic drugs and interventions and their impact on heart failure, dementia, and disease prevention.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Geriatricians
PART I: Gerontology
Section A: Introduction to Gerontology
- Introduction to Aging, Frailty and Geriatric Medicine
- The Epidemiology of Aging
- Successful Aging: The Centenarians
- Evolution Theories: Why Do We Age?
- Sex Differences in Aging
- Geroscience
- Genetics and Epigenetics
- Oxidative Damage and Free Radical Stress
- Inflammation
- Cellular Senescence
- The Microbiome and Metabolomics
- The Premature Aging Syndrome: Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: Insights Into Normal Aging
- Interventions for Lifespan Extension
- Frailty: The Broad View
- Aging and Deficit Accumulation: Clinical Implications
- Effects of Aging on the Cardiovascular System
- Age-Related Changes in the Respiratory System
- The Aging Immune System and the Aging Brain
- Neurologic Signs in Older Adults
- Connective Tissues and Aging
- Bone and Joint Aging
- Aging and the Gastrointestinal System
- Aging of the Urinary Tract
- Endocrinology of Aging
- Aging and the Skin
- The Pharmacology of Aging
- Antiaging Medicine
- Normal Cognitive Aging and Maintenance
- Social Gerontology
- Social Vulnerability and Social Abandonment in Old Age
- The Aging Personality and Self: Diversity and Health Issues
- Ageing among LGBTI Populations
- Optimising the Longevity Dividend
- Presentation of Disease in Old Age
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
- Laboratory Diagnosis and Geriatrics: More Than Just Reference Intervals for Older Adults
- Perioperative Medicine in the Frail Older Patient
- Measuring Outcomes of Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment Programs
- Chronic Cardiac Failure in Older Adults
- Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Artery Disease in Older Adults
- Practical Issues in the Care of Frail Older Cardiac Patients
- Hypertension in Older Adults
- Valvular Heart Disease in Older Adults
- Cardiac Arrhythmias in Older Adults
- Syncope in Older Adults
- Vascular Surgery in Older Adults
- COVID-19 in Older Adults
- Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults
- Nonobstructive Lung Disease
- Classification of the Dementias
- Neuropsychology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia
- Alzheimer's Disease and Late Life Dementia
- Vascular Cognitive Disorders
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
- Mental Illness in Older Adults
- Intellectual Disability in Older Adults
- Epilepsy in Older Adults
- Headache and Facial Pain in Older Adults
- Stroke: Pathology and Epidemiology
- Stroke: Clinical Presentation, Management and Organisation of Services
- Long-Term Stroke Care
- Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System in Older Adults
- Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders
- Neuromuscular Disorders in Older Adults
- Disorders of the Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots in Older Adults
- Arthritis in Older Adults
- Metabolic Bone Disease in Older Adults
- Orthopedic Geriatrics
- Sarcopenia
- Diseases of the Biliary Tract and the Pancreas
- The Liver and the Older Adult
- The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract and the Older Adult
- The Small and the Large Bowel and the Older Adult
- Aging Kidney, Water and Electrolyte Metabolism
- The Prostate and the Older Adult
- Testosterone and Frailty in Ageing Males
- Gynecologic Disorders in Older Women
- Health and Wellbeing in Older Women
- Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders
- Disorders of the Thyroid and the Parathyroid Glands in the Older Adult
- Diabetes Mellitus in the Older Adult
- Clinical Immunology: Immune Senescence and Resilience
- Vaccination in Older Adults
- HIV and Aging: Current Status and Evolving Perspectives
- Blood Disorders in Older Adults
- Venous Thromboembolism in Older Adults
- Geriatric Oncology
- Cancer Genetics
- Chemotherapy in Older Adults
- Radiotherapy in Older Adults
- Immunotherapy in Older Adults
- Supportive and Palliative Care in Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer in Older Adults
- Prostate Cancer in Older Adults
- Lung Cancer in Older Adults
- Haematological Cancer in Older Adults
- Breast Cancer in Older Adults
- Gynaecological Cancer in Older Adults
- Upper GI Cancer in Older Adults
- Skin Cancer in Older Adults
- Neurological Cancer in Older Adults
- Thyroid Cancer in Older Adults
- Non-malignant Disorders of the Skin
- Aging and Disorders of the Eye
- Disorders of Hearing in Older Adults
- Health Promotion for Community-Living Older Adults
- Sexuality in Old Age
- Physical Activity for Successful Aging
- Optimization of Nutrition
- Rehabilitation: Evidence-Based Physical and Occupational Therapy Techniques for Stroke and Parkinson Disease
- Delirium
- Falls
- Functional Decline
- Urinary Incontinence
- Malnutrition in Older Adults
- Swallowing Problems
- Geriatric Polypharmacy and Inappropriate Prescribing
- Impaired Balance and Mobility in Older Adults
- Dentistry in Older People: Maintaining Oral Health in Aging and Frailty
- Podiatry and Feet Problems in Older Adults
- Obesity and Sarcopenic Obesity
- Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in Old Age
- Pressure Injuries in Older Adults
- Sleep in Relation to Aging, Frailty, and Cognition
- Pain in the Older Adult
- The Mistreatment and Neglect of Frail Older Adults
- Non-Cancer Palliative Medicine for Older Adults
- Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine
- Managing Frailty: Roles for Primary Care
- Geriatric Emergency and Pre-Hospital Care
- Acute Hospital Care for Frail Older Adults
- Intensive Care Medicine in Older Adults: A Critical Age?
- System-wide Reform for Frailty Care
- Geriatric Medicine in Europe
- Geriatric Medicine in North America
- Geriatrics in Asia Pacific Region
- Geriatric Medicine in Africa
- Geriatrics in Latin America
- Aging Among Indigenous Communities
- Medical Care for Older Long-Term Care Residents in the United Kingdom/Other
- Institutional Long-Term Care in the United States
- Education in Geriatric Medicine
- Improving Quality of Care for Older Adults
- Managed Care for Older Americans
- Telemedicine Applications in Geriatrics
- Gerontechnology
- Optimizing the Built Environment for Frail Older Adults
- Transcultural Geriatrics
- Intergenerational Resilience - Social Gerontology
Section B: Biological Gerontology
Section C: Medical Gerontology
Section D: Psychological and Social Gerontology
PART II: Geriatric Medicine
Section A: Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient
Section B: Cardiovascular System
Section C: The Respiratory System
Section D: The Nervous System
Section E: Musculoskeletal System
Section F: Gastroenterology
Section G: Genitourinary Tract
Section H: Women's Health
Section I: Endocrinology
Section J: Immunology and Hematology
Section K: Oncology
Section L: Skin and Special Senses
PART III: Problem-Based Geriatric Medicine
Section A: Prevention and Health Promotion
Section B: Geriatric Syndromes and Other Unique Problems of the Geriatric Patient
Section C: Common Problems of the Older Person
Section D: Challenging Management Problems
PART IV: Health Systems and Geriatric Medicine
- No. of pages: 1176
- Language: English
- Edition: 9
- Published: July 16, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323935937
- eBook ISBN: 9780323935944
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Kenneth Rockwood
Dr. Kenneth Rockwood is a professor of medicine (geriatric medicine and community health & epidemiology) at Dalhousie, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research investigator and an active staff physician. He is also the Kathryn Allen Weldon Professor of Alzheimer Research at Dalhousie University. A native of Newfoundland, he received his MD from Memorial University, and completed internal medicine training at the University of Alberta and geriatric medicine at Dalhousie University. A leading authority on frailty, Dr. Rockwood has more than 400 peer-reviewed publications and nine books to his credit, including the eighth edition of the Brocklehurst’s Textbook of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology. He is a member of the executive committee of the Canadian Collaboration on Neurodegeneration in Aging, and leads its Quality of Life theme, and The Knowledge Translation platform.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Geriatric Medicine & Neurology, Kathryn Allen Weldon Chair of Alzheimer Research, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Consultant Physician, Department of Medicine, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Honorary Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomRH
Ruth E. Hubbard
Affiliations and expertise
Masonic Chair of Geriatric Medicine, The University of QueenslandAC
Andrew P. Clegg
Professor and Chair of Geriatric Medicine, University of Leeds, Honorary Consultant Geriatrician, Bradford Royal Infirmary