New goals for old age
By: edited by George Lawton.
Contributors: Lawton, George, 1900-1957.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1943
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Older people -- Psychology.; Mental health.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-201) and index.
"These papers were delivered originally in a course, 'Mental health in old age,' conducted under the auspices of the Section on the Care of the Aged of the Welfare Council of New York City during the year 1940-1941."--P. vii.
Table of contents: title: Prologue / by George Lawton; title: Adjustment over the life span / by Lawson G. Lowrey; title: Aging mental abilities and their preservation / by George Lawton; title: The older person in the changing social scene / by Lawrence K. Frank; title: The older person in the world of today; title: in the family / by Ollie A. Randall; title: Physical changes in old age and their effects upon mental attitudes / by Lewellys F. Barker; title: Applying mental health principles to problems of the aging / by Nolan D.C. Lewis; title: Work therapy, interests, and activities / by Edward Hochhauser; title: Toward a science of bibliotherapy / by Alice I. Bryan; title: Occupational therapy / by Marguerite Emery; title: The creative urge in older people / by Edward T. Hall; title: Mental diseases of the aged / by Samuel W. Hartwell; title: Old age at the crossroads. Patterns of living: in an institution / by Helen H. Brunot; title: Old age at the crossroads. Patterns of living: in the community / by Ruth Hill; title: Old age, first person singular / by George Lawton; title: How it feels to be seventy-five and a woman.