Rethinking Aging: Growing Old and Living Well in an Overtreated Society
"With this thoughtful guide, Hadler urges better options for end-of-life care than a lonely, traumatic last stop at the hospital."--Publishers Weekly"Hadler advocates informed decision making pertaining to all stages of aging."--Library Journal"All Americans over the age of 45 as well as health care providers and political leaders should read this book. . . . Hadler provides useful insights into successful aging within the context of this challenging system. Highly recommended."--Choice"With passion and enthusiasm, Hadler offers a doctor's perspective that could prove useful for many people struggling to make better choices and increase wellness as they age."--ForeWord Reviews"[Hadler's] questioning of many conventional practices is refreshing and important. . . . In pleading for caution and clinical wisdom, he also offers a partial solution to the huge problem of how we might afford to provide good medical care for old people."--British Medical Journal"A book for all readers entering the aging years, especially those who wish to avoid unnecessary and futile tests and procedures . . . .Rethinking Agingis a sobering book, calling for a careful and blunt dialogue about end-of-life and aging issues. It should evoke much discussion and debate about the proper application of medicine and surgery in the aging population."--Clifton K. Meador, MD,JAMA"Refreshing. . . . All nurses working with older people will gain a great deal from this book, particularly with regard to prevention. This book challenges our thinking on growing old and living well, and is highly recommended."--Nursing Standard"[Hadler has] provided his readers with valuable perspective that should make it easier for them to captain the ships of their own health."--The Carrboro Citizen"Well organized and detailed."--Burgs Sunday book review"Hadler argues for holding medical interventions to a high standard."--RaleighNews & Observer