Bookshelf

The Myth of Generational Conflict: The Family and State in Ageing SocietiesSara Arber and Claudine Attiias‐Donfut, Routledge, London, 2000. 150.00 ISBN 0–415–20770–3 (hardcover).Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's DiseaseLeonard F.M. Scinto and Kirk R. Daffner (eds). Totowa, New Jersey, Humana Press, 2000. ISBN 0–896–03452–6, $US125.00 (hard cover) This would be a useful book to have at a memory clinic and would also be of value on the shelves of an aged care assessment team, an outpatient neurology clinic or a neuropsychiatry service. Those active in dementia research may want to have access to a copy, but I doubt whether individual private practitioners would find the investment worthwhile . Associate Professor David Ames Associate Professor of Old Age University of Melbourne, Department of Psychiatry Royal Melbourne Hospital Parkville, VictoriaBeyond Gender Differences: Adaptation to Aging in Life Course PerspectiveL. R. Hatch. New York, Baywood Publishing Company, 2000. ISBN 0–89503–210–4. US44.00 (hard cover). Dr Deborah Setterlund Senior Lecturer School of Social Work and Social Policy The University of QueenslandNeuroimaging and the Psychiatry Of Late LifeDavid Ames & Edmond Chiu (eds.) Cambridge University Press, 1997. ISBN 0–521–49505–9 (hardback). 150.00. Michael Woodward Director, Aged Care Services Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Heidelberg West, VictoriaPsychosocial Intervention In Long Term Care: An Advanced GuideG.W. Hartz and D.M. Splain. New York, Haworth Press,. 1997. ISBN 0–7890–0114–4 (hardcover). US60.00 (hardcover), US28.00 (softcover).