Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS, is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and director of the Late-life Depression, Stress, and Wellness Research Program at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. She is the coeditor of Late-life Mood Disorders.

Dr. Lavretsky provides an intellectually stimulating journey into the meaning of resilience with aging, the impact of resilience on psychological well-being, cognitive functioning, and resilience-promotiong interventions... Resilience and Aging: Research and Practice is a wonderful book that provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of the complexities of resilience in aging and how practitioners can maximize resilience in aging patients. -- Frank W. Brown American Journal of Psychiatry A comprehensive review of resilience and its relationship to the areas of aging-related science, policy, treatment, and intervention, with an overall goal of creating awareness about resilience-building and improving the lives of older adults and their families. The Gerontologist

• Preface1. What Is Resilience in the Context of Aging?2. Psychological Emotional Resilience and Cognitive Resilience3. Resilience and Longevity4. Biomarkers and the Neurobiology of Resilience5. Gene–Environment Interaction and Resilience6. Common Stressors of Old Age and Their Effect on Resilience7. Spirituality and Aging8. Social Models of Promoting Resilience9. Cultural and Ethnic Factors in Understanding and Building Resilience10. Measuring Resilience in Older Adults11. Resilience-Promoting Interventions12. Building Resilient Communities for Older Adults13. Resilience-Building Interventions and Prevention of Chronic Diseases of Aging14. EpilogueIndex

Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS, is a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and director of the Late-life Depression, Stress, and Wellness Research Program at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. She is the coeditor of Late-life Mood Disorders.

Dr. Lavretsky provides an intellectually stimulating journey into the meaning of resilience with aging, the impact of resilience on psychological well-being, cognitive functioning, and resilience-promotiong interventions... Resilience and Aging: Research and Practice is a wonderful book that provides the reader with an in-depth understanding of the complexities of resilience in aging and how practitioners can maximize resilience in aging patients. -- Frank W. Brown American Journal of Psychiatry A comprehensive review of resilience and its relationship to the areas of aging-related science, policy, treatment, and intervention, with an overall goal of creating awareness about resilience-building and improving the lives of older adults and their families. The Gerontologist

• Preface1. What Is Resilience in the Context of Aging?2. Psychological Emotional Resilience and Cognitive Resilience3. Resilience and Longevity4. Biomarkers and the Neurobiology of Resilience5. Gene–Environment Interaction and Resilience6. Common Stressors of Old Age and Their Effect on Resilience7. Spirituality and Aging8. Social Models of Promoting Resilience9. Cultural and Ethnic Factors in Understanding and Building Resilience10. Measuring Resilience in Older Adults11. Resilience-Promoting Interventions12. Building Resilient Communities for Older Adults13. Resilience-Building Interventions and Prevention of Chronic Diseases of Aging14. EpilogueIndex