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The prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in China
- Author:
- INEICHEN Bernard
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(8), August 1996, pp.695-697.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Early studies of the prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in China indicated low rates, but more recently rates have been rising to the levels shown in other countries. Reasons for these changes are discussed.
Older women's lives in coastal China
- Authors:
- XIAOLIN Xie, COMBS Raedene
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 6(1), March 1996, pp.62-80.
- Publisher:
- Times Academic
This paper concerns the impact of economic changes and public policy on the lives of elderly women in China. Through the case studies, factors which contribute to a satisfying life were identified. A major insight is that ageing is a state of mind.
Key issues in cross-cultural psychology: selected papers from the Twelfth International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology held in Pamplona-Iruna, Navarra, Spain
- Editors:
- GRAD Hector, BLANCO Amalio, GEAORGAS James
- Publisher:
- Swets and Zeitlinger
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 386p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Comparative study looking at a wide range of psychological issues worldwide. Contains papers divided into 6 sections: conceptual and methodological issues; consequences of acculturation; cognitive processes; values; social psychology; and personality, developmental psychology, and health psychology.