This is the third edition. of a book published at the beginning of the
80s. According to Mishara and his colleagues, as many studies in gero
ntology have been undertaken in the last decade as the previous 50 yea
rs. In order to update the last edition, the authors kept the same for
mat as in the other editions. Leaving aside more recent studies showin
g the same conclusions as in the earlier editions, the authors instead
added studies which present new elements or which possibly may invali
date or confirm ambiguous results from the past. The themes discussed
are practically the same as in the previous edition. A new chapter was
added on the use of medicines and drugs by the elderly. The chapters
pertaining to death and grief are of particular interest. This book, a
lthough academic, has a flowing style and is a great added value to a
library if the reader does not have any of the previous editions.