This eBook will provide a one-of-its-kind comprehensive examination of recent advances in
geriatric medicine. The field of geriatric medicine has expanded exponentially in recent
decades due to the increase of the world-wide aging population. According to the National
Institute of Aging (www.nia.nih.gov) there are now more than half a billion people over the
age of 65 across the globe. This has led to an increase in the need for medical and psychiatric
care on a scale unprecedented in history. In light of this change in the population the field of
geriatric medicine has become multidisciplinary.