The Denial of Aging

Perpetual Youth, Eternal Life, and Other Dangerous Fantasies

Muriel R. Gillick, M.D.

    Prelude

    1. An Ounce of Prevention?
    2. When Less Is More
    3. Doing the Right Thing Near the End
    4. The Trouble with Medicare
    5. Is a Nursing Home in Your Future?
    6. Assisted Living: Boon or Boondoggle?
    7. The Lure of Immortality
    8. Making the Most of the Retirement Years
    Finale

    Appendix: Resources and References
    Notes
    Acknowledgments
    Index

  • Cover: The Denial of Aging
  • A photo of the author

Photo by Eric Myrvaagnes

Muriel R. Gillick, M.D. is Clinical Professor of Ambulatory Care and Prevention at Harvard Medical School. She is a staff physician for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, and she is also on the medical staff of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Faulkner Hospital.