*Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Geriatrics**
For gerontologists, internal medicine physicians, family doctors, and geriatric nurse practitioners, Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology has been the internationally renowned, go-to reference for expert guidance regarding geriatric care. Now fully revised and updated, the Nineth Edition continues the tradition of excellence to help you meet the unique needs of this growing patient population. Offering practical coverage of gerontology, disease-specific geriatrics, and complex syndromes specific to older adults, Brocklehurst’s provides a contemporary, distinctive perspective on geriatric medicine: prevent the preventable, treat the treatable, and care for the carer.
Key Features
Provides consistent discussions of clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and more that make reference quick and easy
Covers how to balance achievable treatments with the duty not to harm
Offers expanded and updated coverage of Biological Gerontology, Geriatric Oncology, Acute Geriatric Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Treatment, Sex Differences in Aging, Cellular Senescence, The Aging Immune System and the Aging Brain, and Testosterone and Frailty in Aging Males
Reflects the importance of understanding frailty to the practice of geriatric medicine and to current understanding of disease in late life
Contains all-new chapters on Oxidative Damage and Free Radical Stress, the Microbiome, Interventions for Lifespan Extension, Aging among LBGTQ+ Populations, COVID-19, Health and Wellbeing in Older Women, Vaccination in Older Adults, System-wide Reform for Frailty Care, Geriatric Medicine in Africa, Aging Among Indigenous Communities, Improving Quality of Care for Older Adults, and more
Discusses senolytic drugs and interventions and their impact on heart failure, dementia, and disease prevention
An Book version is included with purchase. The Book allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish after the publication date
Author Information
Kenneth Rockwood,Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Neurology, Kathryn Allen Weldon Chair of Alzheimer Research, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University; Consultant Physician, Department of Medicine, Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Honorary Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK;Ruth E. Hubbard,Director General and Geriatric Medicine & Consultant Geriatrician, Princess Alexandra Hospital; Masonic Chair of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland; Director, Australian Frailty Network;Andrew P. Clegg,Professor and Chair of Geriatric Medicine, University of Leeds, Honorary Consultant Geriatrician, Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK
