With Shaking Hands : Aging with Parkinson's Disease in America's Heartland

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Far from celebrity media spotlight, ordinary individuals, many older and less advantaged, suffer the disabling pain of Parkinson's disease (PD), an illness whose progressive symptoms often mimic old age and cause mobility impairment, communication barriers, and social isolation. At the heart of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Solimeo, Samantha
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Parkinson's disease > Patients.
Older people > Diseases.
Medical anthropology.
MEDICAL > Geriatrics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Alzheimer's & Dementia.
elderly.
Antiparkinsoniens.
Personnes âgees.
Parkinsoniens > Iowa.
Health Services for the Aged
Caregivers > psychology
Antiparkinson Agents
Aging > psychology
Aged
Parkinson Disease > psychology
Antiparkinsonian agents.
Older people.
Older people > Diseases > Iowa.
Medical anthropology > Iowa.
Parkinson's disease > Patients > Iowa.
Iowa.
United States
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1: Introduction: Becoming Old, Becoming Sick; 2: Ethnography and Age in the Field; 3: It Takes a Little While to Find Out for Sure; 4: It's a Nasty, Hiding Disease; 5: I Don't Know What to Blame It On; 6: I Don't Know What's Worse, Parkinson's or the Medications; 7: It Gets Worse; 8: Changing Bodies, Changing Roles; 9: Conclusion: Aging, Embodiment, and Conditions; Appendix A: Interview Participants; Appendix B: Selected Resources; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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