Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
- 9th Edition - April 24, 2026
- Latest edition
- Authors: Kenneth Rockwood, Ruth E. Hubbard, Andrew P. Clegg
- Language: English
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For 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 Nineth 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
1. Introduction to Aging, Frailty and Geriatric Medicine
2. The Epidemiology of Aging
3. Successful Aging: The Centenarians
Section B: Biological Gerontology
4. Evolution Theories: Why Do We Age?
5. Sex Differences in Aging
6.. Geroscience
7. Genetics and Epigenetics
8. Oxidative Damage and Free Radical Stress
9. Inflammation
10. Cellular Senescence
11. The Microbiome and Metabolomics
12. The Premature Aging Syndrome: Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: Insights Into Normal Aging
13. Interventions for Lifespan Extension
Section C: Medical Gerontology
14. Frailty: The Broad View
15. Aging and Deficit Accumulation: Clinical Implications
16. Effects of Aging on the Cardiovascular System
17. Age-Related Changes in the Respiratory System
18. The Aging Immune System and the Aging Brain
19. Neurologic Signs in Older Adults
20. Connective Tissues and Aging
21. Bone and Joint Aging
22. Aging and the Gastrointestinal System
23. Aging of the Urinary Tract
24. Endocrinology of Aging
25. Aging and the Skin
26. The Pharmacology of Aging
27. Antiaging Medicine
Section D: Psychological and Social Gerontology
28. Normal Cognitive Aging and Maintenance
29. Social Gerontology
30. Social Vulnerability and Social Abandonment in Old Age
31. The Aging Personality and Self: Diversity and Health Issues
32. Ageing among LGBTI Populations
33. Optimising the Longevity Dividend
PART II: Geriatric Medicine
Section A: Evaluation of the Geriatric Patient
34. Presentation of Disease in Old Age
35. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
36. Laboratory Diagnosis and Geriatrics: More Than Just Reference Intervals for Older Adults
37. Perioperative Medicine in the Frail Older Patient
38. Measuring Outcomes of Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment Programs
Section B: Cardiovascular System
39. Chronic Cardiac Failure in Older Adults
40. Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Artery Disease in Older Adults
41. Practical Issues in the Care of Frail Older Cardiac Patients
42. Hypertension in Older Adults
43. Valvular Heart Disease in Older Adults
44. Cardiac Arrhythmias in Older Adults
45. Syncope in Older Adults
46. Vascular Surgery in Older Adults
Section C: The Respiratory System
47. COVID-19 in Older Adults
48. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults
49. Nonobstructive Lung Disease
Section D: The Nervous System
50. COVID-19 in Older Adults
51. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults
52. Nonobstructive Lung Disease
53. Classification of the Dementias
54. Neuropsychology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia
55. Alzheimer's Disease and Late Life Dementia
56. Vascular Cognitive Disorders
57. Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
58. Mental Illness in Older Adults
59. Intellectual Disability in Older Adults
60. Epilepsy in Older Adults
61. Headache and Facial Pain in Older Adults
62. Stroke: Pathology and Epidemiology
63. Stroke: Clinical Presentation, Management and Organisation of Services
64. Long-Term Stroke Care
65. Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System in Older Adults
Section E: Musculoskeletal System
66. Classification of the Dementias
67. Neuropsychology in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia
68. Alzheimer's Disease and Late Life Dementia
69. Vascular Cognitive Disorders
Section F: Gastroenterology
70. Arthritis in Older Adults
71. Metabolic Bone Disease in Older Adults
72. Orthopedic Geriatrics
73. Sarcopenia
Section G: Genitourinary Tract
74. Diseases of the Biliary Tract and the Pancreas
75. The Liver and the Older Adult
76. The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract and the Older Adult
Section H: Women's Health
77. Aging Kidney, Water and Electrolyte Metabolism
78. The Prostate and the Older Adult
Section I: Endocrinology
79. Gynecologic Disorders in Older Women
80. Health and Wellbeing in Older Women
81. Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders
Section J: Immunology and Hematology
82. Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders
83. Disorders of the Thyroid and the Parathyroid Glands in the Older Adult
84. Diabetes Mellitus in the Older Adult
85. Clinical Immunology: Immune Senescence and Resilience
86. Vaccination in Older Adults
Section K: Oncology
87. Clinical Immunology: Immune Senescence and Resilience
88.Vaccination in Older Adults
89. HIV and Aging: Current Status and Evolving Perspectives
90. Blood Disorders in Older Adults
91. Venous Thromboembolism in Older Adults
92. Geriatric Oncology
93. Cancer Genetics
94. Chemotherapy in Older Adults
95. Radiotherapy in Older Adults
96. Immunotherapy in Older Adults
97. Supportive and Palliative Care in Cancer
98. Colorectal Cancer in Older Adults
99. Prostate Cancer in Older Adults
100. Lung Cancer in Older Adults
101. Haematological Cancer in Older Adults
102. Breast Cancer in Older Adults
Section L: Skin and Special Senses
103. Geriatric Oncology
104. Cancer Genetics
105. Chemotherapy in Older Adults
PART III: Problem-Based Geriatric Medicine
Section A: Prevention and Health Promotion
106. Non-malignant Disorders of the Skin
107. Aging and Disorders of the Eye
108. Disorders of Hearing in Older Adults
109. Health Promotion for Community-Living Older Adults
110. Sexuality in Old Age
Section B: Geriatric Syndromes and Other Unique Problems of the Geriatric Patient
Health Promotion for Community-Living Older Adults
111. Sexuality in Old Age
112. Physical Activity for Successful Aging
113. Optimization of Nutrition
114. Rehabilitation: Evidence-Based Physical and Occupational Therapy Techniques for Stroke and Parkinson Disease
115. Delirium
Section C: Common Problems of the Older Person
116. Delirium
117. Falls
118. Functional Decline
119. Urinary Incontinence
120. Malnutrition in Older Adults
121. Swallowing Problems
122. Geriatric Polypharmacy and Inappropriate Prescribing
123. Impaired Balance and Mobility in Older Adults
124. Dentistry in Older People: Maintaining Oral Health in Aging and Frailty
Section D: Challenging Management Problems
125. Sleep in Relation to Aging, Frailty, and Cognition
126. Pain in the Older Adult
127. The Mistreatment and Neglect of Frail Older Adults
PART IV: Health Systems and Geriatric Medicine
128. The Mistreatment and Neglect of Frail Older Adults
129. Non-Cancer Palliative Medicine for Older Adults
130. Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine
131. Managing Frailty: Roles for Primary Care
132. Geriatric Emergency and Pre-Hospital Care
133. Acute Hospital Care for Frail Older Adults
134. Intensive Care Medicine in Older Adults: A Critical Age?
135. System-wide Reform for Frailty Care
136. Geriatric Medicine in Europe
137. Geriatric Medicine in North America
138. Geriatrics in Asia Pacific Region
139. Geriatric Medicine in Africa
140. Geriatrics in Latin America
150. Aging Among Indigenous Communities
151. Medical Care for Older Long-Term Care Residents in the United Kingdom/Other
152. Institutional Long-Term Care in the United States
153. Education in Geriatric Medicine
154. Improving Quality of Care for Older Adults
155. Managed Care for Older Americans
156. Telemedicine Applications in Geriatrics
157. Gerontechnology
158. Optimizing the Built Environment for Frail Older Adults
159. Transcultural Geriatrics
160. Intergenerational Resilience - Social Gerontology
- Edition: 9
- Latest edition
- Published: April 24, 2026
- Language: English
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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 and 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, UKRH
Ruth E. Hubbard
Ruth E. Hubbard is Masonic Chair of Geriatric Medicine at The University of Queensland.
Affiliations and expertise
Masonic Chair of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland, AustraliaAC
Andrew P. Clegg
Andrew P. Clegg is Professor and Chair of Geriatric Medicine, University of Leeds, Honorary Consultant Geriatrician, Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair of Geriatric Medicine, University of Leeds, Honorary Consultant Geriatrician, Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK