RT Book, Section A1 Telerant, Robin A1 Eckstrom, Elizabeth A1 Singer, Clifford M. A1 Luxenberg, Jay A2 Feldman, Mitchell D. A2 Christensen, John F. A2 Satterfield, Jason M. SR Print(0) ID 1102937244 T1 Older Patients T2 Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 4e YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071767705 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102937244 RD 2024/11/09 AB We are an aging society. By the year 2020, one in five Americans will be over the age of 65 years, compared to a little over one in eight today. The oldest of the old, those aged over 85 years, comprise an increasing proportion of the elderly, and present special challenges to health care providers. The clinical care of older adults relies on knowledge of normal aging and the common diseases of old age. This chapter focuses on these aspects of mental health and illness.