1st Edition
Survival of the Unfittest A Study of Geriatric Patients in Glasgow
Part 1: The Fall of Mrs McGoldrick 2. The East End of Glasgow 3. The Evolution of the Geriatric Service 4. The Hard Core 5. The Co-ordinates of Care 6. Insufficient Basic Care 7. The Anatomy of Neglect: Preoccupation 8. The Anatomy of Neglect: Dilemma, Refusal 9. The Anatomy of Neglect: Rejection 10. The Bonds of Strain 11. The Sources of Strain 12. The Victims of Strain 13. The Triangles of Dependency 14. Incontinence 15. Community Care 16. ‘Something Must Be Done’ Part 2: Materials and Methods; Definitions. Appendices. Tables. Bibliography.
Biography
Bernard Isaacs was Consultant Physician in the Department of Geriatric Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Maureen Livingstone was the Social Worker at Lightburn Hospital, Glasgow. Yvonne Neville was Senior Research Assistant at the Department of Geriatric Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
‘Read this lively and well written book before you next consult with your geriatric colleagues.’ W. Lawton Tonge, British Journal of Psychiatry (1972)
‘…a magnificently readable book full of the drama, the sadness, the courage and the cruelty of old age.’ Malcolm Johnson, Journal of Social Policy (1973)
