Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology,
Edition 9Editors: By Kenneth Rockwood, MD, MPA, FRCPC, Ruth E. Hubbard, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, MSc, MD, FRACP and Andrew P. Clegg, MD, MRCP, MBBS, BsC
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Description
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Geriatrics**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.
Key Features
- 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
About the author
By Kenneth Rockwood, MD, MPA, FRCPC, 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, UK; Ruth E. Hubbard, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, MSc, MD, FRACP, Director General and Geriatric Medicine & Consultant Geriatrician, Princess Alexandra Hospital; Masonic Chair of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland; Director, Australian Frailty Network and Andrew P. Clegg, MD, MRCP, MBBS, BsC, Professor and Chair of Geriatric Medicine, University of Leeds, Honorary Consultant Geriatrician, Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK
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 Theory and the Mechanisms of Aging
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
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 Age and Frailty 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. Age-Related Changes in 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 in Old Age
31. The Aging Self
32. Aging among LGBTQ+ 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. Solid Organ Transplantation in the Older Adult
39. Measuring Outcomes of Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment Programs
Section B: Cardiovascular System
40. Chronic Cardiac Failure in Older Adults
41. Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Artery Disease in Older Adults
42. Practical Issues in the Care of Frail Older Cardiac Patients
43. Hypertension in Older Adults
44. Valvular Heart Disease in Older Adults
45. Common Arrhythmias and Conduction Diseases in Older Adults
46. Syncope in Older Adults
47. Vascular Surgery in Older Adults
Section C: The Respiratory System
48. COVID-19 in Older Adults
49. Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults
50. Nonobstructive Lung Disease in Older Adults
Section D: The Nervous System
51. Neuropsychological Evaluation in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia in Frail Elders
52. Alzheimer's Disease and Late Life Dementia
53. Vascular Cognitive Disorders
54. Frontotemporal Dementia Spectrum Disorders
55. Mental Illness in Older Adults
56. Intellectual Disability in Older Adults
57. Epilepsy in Older Adults
58. Headache and Facial Pain in Older Adults
59. Stroke: Epidemiology and Pathology
60. Stroke: Clinical Presentation, Management and Organisation of Services
61. Long-Term Stroke Care
62. Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System in Older Adults
63. Parkinsonism and Other Movement Disorders
64. Neuromuscular Disorders in Older Adults
65. Disorders of the Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots in Older Adults
Section E: Musculoskeletal System
66. Arthritis in Older Adults
67. Metabolic Bone Disease in Older Adults
68. Orthopedic Geriatrics
69. Sarcopenia
Section F: Gastroenterology
70. Diseases of the Biliary Tract and the Pancreas in Older Adults
71. The Liver and the Older Adult
72. The Upper Gastrointestinal Tract and the Older Adult
73. The Small and the Large Bowel and the Older Adult
Section G: Genitourinary Tract
74. The Aging Kidney
75. The Prostate and the Older Adult
76. Testosterone and Frailty in Aging Males
Section H: Women's Health
77. Gynecologic Disorders in Older Women
78. Health and Wellbeing in Older Women
Section I: Endocrinology
79. Adrenal and Pituitary Disorders
80. Disorders of the Thyroid and the Parathyroid Glands in the Older Adult
81. Diabetes Mellitus in the Older Adult
Section J: Immunology and Hematology
82. Clinical Immunology: Changes to Immunity with Age and Clinical Consequences for Older Adults
83. Vaccination in Older Adults
84. HIV and Aging: Current Status and Evolving Perspectives
85. Blood Disorders in Older Adults
86. Venous Thromboembolism in Older Adults
Section K: Oncology
87. Geriatric Oncology
88. Cancer Genomics
89. Chemotherapy in Older Adults
90. Radiotherapy in Older Adults
91. Immunotherapy in Older Adults
92. Supportive and Palliative Care in Cancer
93. Colorectal Cancer in Older Adults
94. Prostate Cancer in Older Adults
95. Lung Cancer in Older Adults
96. Haematological Cancer in Older Adults
97. Breast Cancer in Older Adults
98. Gynaecological Cancer in Older Adults
99. Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer in Older Adults
100. Skin Cancer in Older Adults
101. Neurological Cancer in Older Adults
102. Thyroid Cancer in Older Adults
Section L: Skin and Special Senses
103. Benign Skin Lesions in Older Adults
104. Inflammatory Skin Disorders in Older Adults
105. Vision and Hearing in Older Adults
PART III: Problem-Based Geriatric Medicine
Section A: Prevention and Health Promotion
106. Health Promotion for Community-Living Older Adults
107. Sexuality in Old Age
108. Physical Activity for Healthy Aging
109. Optimization of Nutrition
110. Rehabilitation: Evidence-Based Physical and Occupational Therapy Techniques for Stroke and Parkinson Disease
Section B: Geriatric Syndromes and Other Unique Problems of the Geriatric Patient
111. Delirium
112. Falls
113. Functional Decline
114. Urinary Incontinence
115. Malnutrition in Older Adults
116. Oropharyngeal Swallowing Problems in Older Adults
Section C: Common Problems of the Older Person
117. Optimization of Medicines for Older People
118. Impaired Balance and Mobility in Older Adults
119. Dentistry in Older People: Maintaining Oral Health in Aging and Frailty
120. Foot problems in older people
121. Obesity and Sarcopenic Obesity
122. Constipation and Fecal Incontinence in Old Age
123. Pressure Injuries in Older Adults
124. Sleep in Relation to Aging, Frailty, and Cognition
125. Pain in the Older Adult
Section D: Challening Management Problems
126. The Mistreatment and Neglect of Frail Older Adults
127. Non-Cancer Palliative Medicine for Older Adults
128. Ethical Issues in Geriatric Medicine
PART IV: Health Systems and Geriatric Medicine
129. Managing Frailty: Roles for Primary Care
130. Geriatric Emergency Medicine
131. Acute Hospital Care for Frail Older Adults
132. Intensive Care Medicine in Older Adults: A Critical Age?
133. System-wide Reform for Frailty Care
134. Geriatric Medicine in Europe
135. Geriatric Medicine in Canada and the United States
136. Aging and Geriatric Medicine in the Asia Pacific Region
137. Geriatric Medicine in Africa
138. Geriatrics in Latin America
139. Aging Among Indigenous Communities
140. Medical Care for Older Long-Term Care Residents in the United Kingdom/Other
141. Institutional Long-Term Care in the United States
142. Education in Geriatric Medicine
143. Improving Quality of Care for Older Adults
144. Managed Care for Older Americans
145. Telemedicine Applications in Geriatrics
146. Technology for Older Adults
147. Optimizing the Built Environment for Frail Older Adults
148. Transcultulral Geriatrics
149. Intergenerational Resilience - Social Gerontology
150. Controversies in Geriatric Medicine
