Brian J. Kemp, Ph.D., is a clinical professor of medicine and psychology at the University of California at Irvine. Laura Mosqueda, M.D., is an associate clinical professor of family medicine and director of the Program in Geriatrics at the University of California at Irvine. The authors are the director and co-director, respectively, of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with a Disability at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, California.

A comprehensive look at aging in individuals who have a disability... Family members and caregivers of an individual with a disability will find this book valuable as an ongoing reference. -- Patricia Duffley-Renow Review of Disability Studies 2005 Offers... significant insights. -- Stephen Weeks International Psychogeriatrics 2005

• AcknowledgmentsList of Contributors Introduction Part I: The Consumer's Perspective Chapter 1. A Consumer's Perspective on Living with a Disability: How Change in Function Affects Daily LifeChapter 2. Family Members' Perspective on Aging with a Disability Part II: Biopsychosocial Issues Chapter 3. Physiological Changes and Secondary Conditions Chapter 4. Quality of Life, Coping, and Depression Chapter 5. Family and Caregiver IssuesPart III: Treatment Considerations Chapter 6. Maintaining Health and FunctionChapter 7. Functional Changes Affecting People Aging with DisabilitiesChapter 8. The Therapist's Role in Maintaining EmploymentPart IV: Impairment-Specific ConditionsChapter 9. Aging with a Spinal Cord Injury Chapter 10. Aging with Poliomyelitis Chapter 11. Aging with Cerebral Palsy Chapter 12. Aging with Developmental Disabilities: Emerging Models for Promoting Health, Independence, and Quality of LifePart V: Future DirectionsChapter 13. Methodological IssuesChapter 14. The Politics of Aging with Disability: Health Care Policy and the Shaping of a Public AgendaChapter 15. The Health Care Partnership: Barriers to Care— Part 1: The Provider's ViewpointChapter 16. The Health Care Partnership: Barriers to Care— Part 2: The Consumer's ViewpointIndex

Brian J. Kemp, Ph.D., is a clinical professor of medicine and psychology at the University of California at Irvine. Laura Mosqueda, M.D., is an associate clinical professor of family medicine and director of the Program in Geriatrics at the University of California at Irvine. The authors are the director and co-director, respectively, of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with a Disability at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, California.

A comprehensive look at aging in individuals who have a disability... Family members and caregivers of an individual with a disability will find this book valuable as an ongoing reference. -- Patricia Duffley-Renow Review of Disability Studies 2005 Offers... significant insights. -- Stephen Weeks International Psychogeriatrics 2005

• AcknowledgmentsList of Contributors Introduction Part I: The Consumer's Perspective Chapter 1. A Consumer's Perspective on Living with a Disability: How Change in Function Affects Daily LifeChapter 2. Family Members' Perspective on Aging with a Disability Part II: Biopsychosocial Issues Chapter 3. Physiological Changes and Secondary Conditions Chapter 4. Quality of Life, Coping, and Depression Chapter 5. Family and Caregiver IssuesPart III: Treatment Considerations Chapter 6. Maintaining Health and FunctionChapter 7. Functional Changes Affecting People Aging with DisabilitiesChapter 8. The Therapist's Role in Maintaining EmploymentPart IV: Impairment-Specific ConditionsChapter 9. Aging with a Spinal Cord Injury Chapter 10. Aging with Poliomyelitis Chapter 11. Aging with Cerebral Palsy Chapter 12. Aging with Developmental Disabilities: Emerging Models for Promoting Health, Independence, and Quality of LifePart V: Future DirectionsChapter 13. Methodological IssuesChapter 14. The Politics of Aging with Disability: Health Care Policy and the Shaping of a Public AgendaChapter 15. The Health Care Partnership: Barriers to Care— Part 1: The Provider's ViewpointChapter 16. The Health Care Partnership: Barriers to Care— Part 2: The Consumer's ViewpointIndex

Brian J. Kemp, Ph.D., is a clinical professor of medicine and psychology at the University of California at Irvine. Laura Mosqueda, M.D., is an associate clinical professor of family medicine and director of the Program in Geriatrics at the University of California at Irvine. The authors are the director and co-director, respectively, of the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with a Disability at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center in Downey, California.

A comprehensive look at aging in individuals who have a disability... Family members and caregivers of an individual with a disability will find this book valuable as an ongoing reference. -- Patricia Duffley-Renow Review of Disability Studies 2005 Offers... significant insights. -- Stephen Weeks International Psychogeriatrics 2005

• AcknowledgmentsList of Contributors Introduction Part I: The Consumer's Perspective Chapter 1. A Consumer's Perspective on Living with a Disability: How Change in Function Affects Daily LifeChapter 2. Family Members' Perspective on Aging with a Disability Part II: Biopsychosocial Issues Chapter 3. Physiological Changes and Secondary Conditions Chapter 4. Quality of Life, Coping, and Depression Chapter 5. Family and Caregiver IssuesPart III: Treatment Considerations Chapter 6. Maintaining Health and FunctionChapter 7. Functional Changes Affecting People Aging with DisabilitiesChapter 8. The Therapist's Role in Maintaining EmploymentPart IV: Impairment-Specific ConditionsChapter 9. Aging with a Spinal Cord Injury Chapter 10. Aging with Poliomyelitis Chapter 11. Aging with Cerebral Palsy Chapter 12. Aging with Developmental Disabilities: Emerging Models for Promoting Health, Independence, and Quality of LifePart V: Future DirectionsChapter 13. Methodological IssuesChapter 14. The Politics of Aging with Disability: Health Care Policy and the Shaping of a Public AgendaChapter 15. The Health Care Partnership: Barriers to Care— Part 1: The Provider's ViewpointChapter 16. The Health Care Partnership: Barriers to Care— Part 2: The Consumer's ViewpointIndex