ELDERLY ALCOHOLISM; CONTENTS; Chapter I INTRODUCTION; Chapter II LOSSES AS PRECURSORS OFELDERLY ALCOHOLISM; Chapter III HOW ALCOHOL ABUSE INFLUENCESTHE AGING PROCESS; Chapter IV THEORIES OF AGING; Chapter V DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFICATION; Chapter VI SPECIAL POPULATIONS; Chapter VII INTERVENTION; Chapter VIII PRACTICE VALUES/ATTITUDES; Chapter IX PRACTICE STRATEGIES:; Chapter X THE SPIRITUAL COMPONENT OF TREATMENT; Chapter XI RELAPSE; Chapter XII ELDERLY SUICIDE:CAUSES AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES; Chapter XIII ON-SITE PROGRAM VISITS; Chapter XIV FUTURE TRENDS; BIBLIOGRAPHY
Summary
This text is the first of its kind to substantively integrate alcoholism, aging, and grief theories into an easy-to-understand format for interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate students in the behavioral and physical sciences. Written to prepare students in working with an elderly clientele, the reader is provided with elder-specific practice methodology derived from experiential and theoretical content. Chapters 1 through 4 alert the readers to the nature of elderly alcoholism and accompanying aging theories. Chapter 5 underscores the challenges faced by professionals in identifying eld
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-224) and index
