| Description |
xix, 275 pages : portrait ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Edith S. Lisansky Gomberg -- Introduction / Anne M. Gurnack -- 1. Epidemiology of Problem Drinking among Elderly People / Wendy L. Adams and Narra Smith Cox -- 2. Screening and Diagnosis: Alcohol Use Disorders in Older Adults / Sara S. DeHart and Norman G. Hoffmann -- 3. Medical Manifestations of Alcoholism in the Elderly / James W. Smith -- 4. Early versus Late Onset of Alcoholism in the Elderly / Joseph G. Liberto and David W. Oslin -- 5. Treatment Alternatives for Older Alcohol Abusers / Lawrence Schonfeld and Larry W. Dupree -- 6. Alcoholism and Dementia / David M. Smith and Roland M. Atkinson -- 7. Misuse of Prescription Drugs / Richard Finlayson -- 8. Interactions between Alcohol and Other Drugs / Wendy L. Adams -- 9. Use and Abuse of Illicit Drugs among Older People / Helen Rosenberg -- 10. Misuse of Alcohol and Drugs in the Nursing Home / Carol L. Joseph |
| Summary |
This volume presents the latest thinking and research findings on alcohol and drug misuse in later life. Anne Gurnack has assembled an internationally known multidisciplinary team of experts to review this underserved population. Part I reviews the epidemiology and assessment of problem drinking. It includes a useful review of medical manifestations of alcoholism, techniques on how to detect early versus late onset of alcoholism, and treatment alternatives for alcohol abusers. Part II focuses on prescriptive and illicit drug abuse. The topics include misuse of prescription drugs, interactions between alcohol and drugs, and drug misuse in nursing homes. This volume addresses professionals in nursing, social works, long-term care and geriatric education |
| Notes |
"This book is a revised and expanded version of a special issue of the International Journal of the Addictions [v.30, 1996]" -- Acknowledgments |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254) and index |
| Subject |
Medication abuse.
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Older people -- Alcohol use.
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Older people -- Drug use.
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Older people -- Drug use.
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Substance-Related Disorders.
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Aged.
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| Author |
Gurnack, Anne Marie.
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| LC no. |
96035208 |
| ISBN |
0826195008 |
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