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| Alcohol use and misuse in older adults | | Author(s) | Lawrence Schonfeld, Larry W Dupree |
| Journal title | Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, vol 9, no 2, May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 151-162 |
| Keywords | Alcoholism ; Alcoholic beverages ; Drugs ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Alcohol misuse among older people has now been investigated for more than 30 years. The authors' previous review in Reviews in Clinical Gerontology (1994) described studies of alcohol use and abuse in the USA and UK, categories of older problem drinkers, age-inappropriate assessments, and examples of age-specific treatment. This review considers more recent studies on drinking behaviour across several countries, screening assessment for older people, alcohol problems in primary care medical settings, current age-specific treatment programmes, and treatment recommendations by expert panels, as well as in-home detoxification and use of the medication naltrexone as adjuncts to treatment. Service providers need to make an effort to identify potential drinking problems, even when those problems may not be regarded as alcohol "dependence": smaller quantities of alcohol may have greater negative consequences for older people than younger individuals. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991104214 A |
| Classmark | ETA: YPP: LLD: 64A |
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