Alcohol Problems and Aging
Author: Edith Lisansky Gomberg
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 498
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Edith Lisansky Gomberg
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 498
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Thomas P. Beresford
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780195080902
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →U.S. census figures forecast that the percentage of U.S. citizens over the age of 65 will double between 1980 and 2030. Estimates that between 3 and 10% of this group are prone to alcohol abuse points to the potential for an increasingly ominous health care problem. Alcohol and Aging, the first comprehensive treatment of the topic written for clinicians, covers a wide range of issues unique to elderly alcoholics, from diagnosis and treatment to alcohol-related medical and cognitive disorders, from problems arising from interactions between alcohol and medication to the biochemistry of intoxication. Throughout, the book focuses on clinical, practical problems and stays away from jargon, making it accessible to a wide range of readers. Featuring contributions a diverse group of specialists, the book will be an invaluable aid to physicians, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and social workers who treat alcoholism in the aging population.
Author: Alexis Kuerbis
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-01-24
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 331947233X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides a current perspective on alcohol and aging to better understand the trends, costs, benefits, and clinical and community evidenced-based strategies. This book embraces not only the physical, cognitive, psychological, and social health benefits of moderate drinking in the elderly, it also delves into the risks of excessive drinking, including physical and psychiatric morbidity, neurodegeneration, medication complications, and accidents and injuries, and loss of independence. Written by experts in the field, this book is the only current text that includes the most current scientific, research, empirical, and practice information alongside a comprehensive review of the status of the field that will help guide alcohol use management and stimulate future research. Alcohol and Aging is the ultimate resource for all researchers, educators, clinicians, and professionals working with older adults who drink.
Author: Carol Colleran
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2010-04-20
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 1592859100
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The authors, both experts in the field of addiction treatment and intervention, provide a respectful, definitive guide for recognizing and addressing substance abuse among older adults. Addiction among older adults is a hidden and hushed problem. Signs and symptoms of alcohol or medication abuse can easily be mistaken for conditions related to aging. And even when friends or family members recognize signs of addiction, they often discount the need for intervention or treatment. With an estimated three million older Americans struggling with alcohol and drug misuse and abuse, Aging and Addiction is a much-needed resource. The authors, both experts in the field of addiction treatment and intervention, provide a respectful, definitive guide for recognizing and addressing substance abuse among older adults. Key topics include: understanding the relationship between aging and addiction, finding help for a loved one, and recognizing the treatment needs of older adults.Key features and benefitsauthors are widely recognized experts in the field of addictionaddresses one of the nation's most underestimated, under treated health problemsprovides how-to-help information for family members and friends
Author: Edith Lisansky Gomberg
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 475
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Edith S. Lisansky Goldberg
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Published: 2000-07
Total Pages: 475
ISBN-13: 9780788189814
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This monograph was developed from papers presented at the 1996 national conference on alcohol & aging sponsored by the Nat. Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA); the U. of Michigan Alcohol Research Center, which is mandated to study alcohol & aging: & the Dept. of Psychiatry of the U. of Michigan School of Medicine. The conference was divided into consecutive sessions covering epidemiology; basic genetic, biological, & developmental mechanisms; the course & consequences of elderly problem drinking; & treatment & prevention. Sections of this monograph include basic issues, biological mechanisms, course & consequences, treatment & prevention, & a chapter summarizing research issues & priorities.
Author: Kristen Barry, PhD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2001-03-05
Total Pages: 153
ISBN-13: 0826116248
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This manual provides state-of-the-art, practical materials to detect, prevent, and intervene with older adults who are at-risk and problem drinkers. It provides the first systematic, practical approach for working with the growing vulnerable population of older adults who use alcohol at risk levels often unnoticed in everyday clinical practice. Including guides to alcohol screening, protocols for managing withdrawal care, and an English/Spanish Health Promotion Workbook for Older Adults, this book is designed as a hands-on text for use in a range of primary and mental health care settings. Physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and case managers will all be able to use it profitably.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 54
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Peter Bamberger
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 0199374120
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Retirement and the Hidden Epidemic provides a comprehensive overview of America's "hidden epidemic" -- older adult substance abuse. Highlighting findings from their research, the authors provide a user-friendly analysis of the myriad factors contributing to the precipitation and exacerbation of substance problems among older adults and of evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies.