The effects of reminiscence on psychological well-being in older adults: a meta-analysis.

This paper presents the results of a meta-analysis to assess the effectiveness of reminiscence on psychological well-being across different target groups and treatment modalities. Fifteen controlled outcome studies were included. An overall effect size of 0.54 was found, indicating a moderate influence of reminiscence on life-satisfaction and emotional well-being in older adults. Life-review was found to have significantly greater effect on psychological well-being than simple reminiscence. In addition, reminiscence had significantly greater effect on community-dwelling adults than adults living in nursing homes or residential care. Other characteristics of participants or interventions were not found to moderate effects. It is concluded that reminiscence in general, but especially life review, are potentially effective methods for the enhancement of psychological well-being in older adults. However, a replication of effectiveness studies of the well-defined protocols is now warranted. © 2007 Taylor & Francis

Animal Based Industries and Climate Change

This work focuses on the relation between climate change and the animal-based industries. Firstly, the contribution of food production is analysed. It is argued that the agriculture impacts on climate change in a very profound way, not only by causing the loss of biodiversity, but also by polluting the land and the air, with severe damages for the health and the environment. Secondly, will be analysed the contribution of livestock and the animal-based industries to the climate change. It is argued that the livestock and the meat’s industries have big economic interests in promoting meat consumption. This is why they credit the idea that eating meat is good for health. The aim of the present chapter is to stress the importance of a more responsive attitude towards meat’s consumption. The needed changes claim for a collaboration amongst different actors, breeders, manifacturers, retailers, in order to minimize the environmental damages