The Encyclopedia of Aging
The Enyclopedia of Aging, Third Edition

George L. Maddox, Editor-in-Chief

Published by Springer, 2001

This is a two-volume work measuring 7" by 10" and running to a total of 1235 pages, plus some preferatory material, a subject index, and a contributors' index.

The intention of this book is to be the standard reference work for gerontology and geriatrics. Though I haven't compared it to competing works, it seems thorough and complete enough to succeed in that aspiration. Entries are longish, sometimes running to several pages. Some background in medical science and a little background in psychology and social work topics is assumed.

Here is a list of the first fifteen entries in the "P" sequence:

• Pain
  
• Palliative Care
  
• Paranoia
  
• Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, and 1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D
  
• Parenting
  
• Parkinson's Disease
  
• Pensions
  
• Pepper Centers
  
• Perception
  
• Personal Care/Personal Assistant/Personal Attendant Services
  
• Personality
  
• Person Perception
  
• Pets
  
• Pharmacodynamics
  
• Physical Restraint