12
Views
6
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Alcoholism in the elderly

Pages 477-483 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

References

  • APA. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual,3rd ednrevised. American Psychiatric Association, Washington DC 1987
  • Atkinson R. M. Aging and alcohol use disorders: diagnostic issues in the elderly. International Psychogeriatrics 1990; 2: 55–72
  • Atkinson R. M. Epidemiology of Late Onset Problem Drinking in Older Adults. Research Society on Alcoholism, San Diego, CA 1992
  • Atkinson R. M., Tolson R. L. Late Onset Alcoholism: is it rare?. American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA 1992
  • Atkinson R., Tolson R. L., Turner J. A. Factors affecting outpatient treatment compliance of older male problem drinkers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 1993; 5(4)102–106
  • Barnes G. M. Alcohol use among older persons: findings from a Western New York State general population survey. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 1979; 2(7)244–50
  • Beresford T., Demo-Dananberg L., Schwartz J., Young J., Hill E., Lucey M. R. Age, gastric function and ethanol metabolism. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research 1993; 17: 446
  • Beresford T. P., Blow F. C., Brower K. J. Alcohol and aging in the general hospital. Psychosomatics 1988; 2(9)61–72
  • Beresford T. P., Blow F. C., Hill E., Singer K., Lucey M. R. Comparison of CAGE questionnaire and computer-assisted laboratory profiles in screening for covert alcoholism. Lancet 1990; 33(6)482–485
  • Blow F. C., Brower K. J., Schulenberg J. E., Demo-Dananberg L. M., Young J. S., Beresford T. P. The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test-Geriatric Version (MAST-G): a new elderly-specific screening instrument. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research 1992; 16: 372
  • Cahalan D. Problem Drinkers: a National Survey. Jossey Bass, San Francisco 1970
  • Cutting J. C. Alcohol cognitive impairment and aging: still an uncertain relationship. British Journal of Addicition 1988; 8(3)995–7
  • Dufour M. C., Archer L., Gordis E. Alcohol and the elderly. Clinical Geriatric Medicine 1992; 8: 127–41
  • Finlayson R. E., Hurt R. D., Davis L. J., Morse R. M. Alcoholism in elderly persons: a study of the psychiatric and psychosocial features of 216 inpatients. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1988; 6(3)761–768
  • Gaitz C. M., Baer P. E. Characteristics of elderly patients with alcoholism. Archives of General Psychiatry 1971; 2(4)372–8
  • Glynn R. J., Bouchard G. R., Locastro J. S., Laird N. M. Aging and generational effects on drinking behaviors in men: results from the normative aging study. American Journal of Public Health 1985; 7(5)1413–1419
  • Gomberg E. S. L. Gerontology and alcohol studies. The Combined Problems of Alcoholism. Drug Addiction and Aging, E Gottheil, K. A. Druley, T. E. Skoloda. Charles C Thomas, Springfield, IL 1985
  • Hartford J. T., Samorajski T. Alcoholism in the geriatric population. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 1982; 30: 18–24
  • Jones A., Neri A. Age-related differences in blood ethanol parameters and subjective feelings of intoxication in healthy men. Alcohol and Alcoholism 1985; 20: 45–52
  • Liskow B. I., Rinck C., Campbell J., Desouza C. Alcohol withdrawal in the elderly. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 1989; 50: 414–21
  • Livingston G., King M. Alcohol abuse in and inner city elderly population: the Gospel Oak survey. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 1993; 8: 511–514
  • Merikangas K. R., Gelertner C. S. Comorbidity for alcoholism and depression. Psychiatric Clinics of North America 1990; 1(3)613–32
  • Moos R. H., Brennan P. L., Moos B. S. Short-term process of remission and non-remission among late-life problem drinkers. Alcoholism. Clinical and Experimental Research 1991; 15: 948–955
  • Mudd S. A., et al. Age-related differences in symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and requirements for care during detoxification. Alcoholism. Clinical and Experimental Research 1992; 16: 384–xxx
  • Saunders W. M., Kershaw P. W. Screening tests for alcoholism, findings from a community study. British Journal of Addiction 1980; 75: 37–41
  • Schuckit M. A. A clinical review of alcohol, alcoholism, and the elderly patient. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 1982; 43: 396–399
  • Selzer M. The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test: the quest for a new diagnostic instrument. American Journal of Psychiatry 1971; 12(7)1653–1658
  • Vaillant G. E. The Natural History of Alcoholism. Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA 1983
  • Vestal R., McGuire E. A., Tobin J. D. Aging and ethanol metabolism. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1977; 2(1)343–354
  • Vogel-Sprott M., Barrett P. Age, drinking habits and the effects of alcohol. Journal of the American Geriatric Society 1984; 45: 517–521
  • WHO. The International Classification of Diseases,10th edn[ICD 10]. Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders. World Health Organization, Geneva 1992

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.