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Chemical dependency in the elderly — the enabling factor
Author(s)	Ellen M Tabisz, William R Jacyk, Don Fuchs
Journal title	Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 12, no 1, Spring 1993
Pages	pp 78-88
Keywords	Addiction ; Alcoholism ; Drug taking ; Therapeutics ; Psychiatric treatment ; Projects ; Canada.
Annotation	Chemical dependency (alcohol and/or drug abuse) in older people has been recognised as a serious problem since the early 1960s. Few practitioners, however, have developed intervention or treatment programmes for this age group. The Elders Health Program (EHP), a research demonstration project funded by Health and Welfare Canada, established the fact that the problem of enabling behaviours had to be addressed. Active family and professional enablers became significant factors influencing the design of intervention and treatment programmes. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-970821203 A
Classmark	ET: ETA: ETD: LL: LP: 3E: 7S
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