682
Views
18
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Alcohol Abuse Treatment for Older Adults

A Review of Recent Empirical Research

, &
Pages 79-99 | Published online: 22 Sep 2008

References

  • Adams , S. L. and Waskel , S. A. 1993 . Late onset alcoholism: Stress or structure . The Journal of Psychology , 127 : 329 – 335 .
  • American Psychiatric Association . 1994 . Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders , 4th ed. , Washington, DC : Author .
  • American Psychiatric Association . 1987 . Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders , 3rd ed., revised , Washington, DC : Author .
  • American Psychiatric Association . 1980 . Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders , 3rd ed , Washington, DC : Author .
  • Atkinson , R. M. 1995 . “ Treatment programs for aging alcoholics ” . In Alcohol and aging , Edited by: Beresford , T. and Gomberg , E. 186 – 210 . New York : Oxford University Press .
  • Atkinson , R. M. 1990 . Aging and alcohol use disorders: Diagnostic issues in the elderly . International Psychogeriatrics , 2 : 55 – 72 .
  • Atkinson , R. M. , Tolson , R. L. and Turner , J. A. 1990 . Late versus early onset problem drinking in older men . Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research , 14 : 574 – 579 .
  • Atkinson , R. M. , Turner , J. A. , Kofoed , L. L. and Tolson , R. L. 1985 . Early versus late onset in older persons: Preliminary findings . Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research , 9 : 513 – 515 .
  • Balzer , D. 1995 . “ Alcohol and drug problems ” . In Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry , Edited by: Busse , E. W. and Blazer , D. G. 341 – 356 . Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Press .
  • Barker , J. C. and Kramer , B. J. 1996 . Alcohol consumption among older urban American Indians . Journal of Studies on Alcohol , 57 : 119 – 124 .
  • Black , B. S. , Rabins , P. V. and McGuire , M. H. 1998 . Alcohol use disorder is a risk factor for mortality among older public housing residents . International Psychogeriatrics , 10 : 309 – 327 .
  • Blow , F. C. , Walton , M. A. , Chermack , S. T. , Mudd , S. A. and Brower , K. J. 2000 . Older adult treatment outcome following elder-specific inpatient alcoholism treatment . Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 19 : 67 – 75 .
  • Booth , B. M. , Blow , F. C. , Cook , C. A. and Bunn , J. Y. 1992 . Age and ethnicity among hospitalized alcoholics: A nationwide study . Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research , 16 : 1029 – 1034 .
  • Borgatta , E. F. , Montgomery , R. J.V. and Borgatta , M. L. 1982 . Alcohol use and abuse, life crisis events, and the elderly . Residential Aging , 4 : 378 – 405 .
  • Bortz , J. J. and O'Brien , K. P. 1997 . “ Psychotherapy with older adults: Theoretical issues, empirical findings, and clinical applications ” . In Handbook of neuropsychology and aging. Critical issues in neuropsychology , Edited by: Nussbaum , P. D. 431 – 451 . New York : Plenum Press .
  • Brown , B. B. and Chiang , C. P. 1983 . Drug and alcohol abuse among the elderly: Is being alone the key? . International Journal of Aging & Human Development , 18 : 1 – 12 .
  • Brown , K. S. and Lichtenberg , P. A. 1997–98 . Substance abuse and geriatric rehabilitation . Advances in Medical Psychotherapy , 9 : 181 – 191 .
  • Callahan , C. M. and Tierney , W. M. 1995 . Health services use and mortality among older primary care patients with alcoholism . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 43 : 1378 – 1383 .
  • Carstensen , L. L. , Rychtarik , R. G. and Prue , D. M. 1985 . Behavioral treatment of the geriatric alcohol abuser: A long term follow-up study . Addictive Behaviors , 10 : 307 – 311 .
  • Center for Substance Abuse Treatment . 1998 . Substance abuse among older adults , DHHS Publication No. SMA 98–3179 Rockville, MD Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • Chermack , S. T. , Blow , F. C. , Hill , E. M. and Mudd , S. A. 1996 . Relationship between alcohol symptoms and consumption among older drinkers . Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research , 20 : 1153 – 1158 .
  • Draper , B. 1994 . Suicidal behavior in the elderly . International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 9 : 655 – 666 .
  • Dupree , L. W. , Broskowski , H. and Schonfeld , L. 1984 . The Gerontology Alcohol Project: A behavioral treatment program for elderly alcohol abusers . The Gerontologist , 24 : 510 – 516 .
  • Fillmore , K. M. 1987 . Women's drinking across the adult life course as compared to men . British Journal of Addiction , 82 : 801 – 811 .
  • Fingerhood , M. 2000 . Substance abuse in older people . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 48 : 985 – 995 .
  • Finkelstein , N. 1993 . Treatment programming for alcohol and dependent pregnant women . International Journal of the Addictions , 28 : 1275 – 1309 .
  • Fitzgerald , J. L. and Mulford , H. A. 1992 . Eldlery vs. younger problem drinker “treatment” and recovery experiences . British Journal of Addiction , 87 : 1281 – 1291 .
  • Ganzini , L. and Atkinson , R. M. 1996 . “ Substance abuse ” . In Comprehensive review of geriatric psychiatry-II , 2nd ed. , Edited by: Sadavoy , J. , Lazarus , L. W. , Jarvik , L. F. and Grossberg , G. T. 659 – 692 . Washington, DC, , US : American Psychiatric Association .
  • Gill , J. S. , Zezulka , A. V. , Shipley , M. J. , Gill , S. K. and Beevers . 1986 . Stroke and alcohol consumption . New England Journal of Medicine , 315 : 1041 – 1046 .
  • Helzer , J. E. , Burnam , A. and McEvoy , L. T. 1991 . “ Alcohol abuse and dependence ” . In Psychiatric disorders in America: The Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study , Edited by: Robins , L. N. and Regier , D. A. 81 – 115 . New York : MacMillan .
  • Holroyd , S. and Duryee , J. J. 1997 . Substance use disorders in a geriatric psychiatry outpatient clinic: Prevalence and epidemiologic characteristics . The Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease , 185 : 627 – 632 .
  • Hooyman , N. and Kiyak , H. A. 2002 . Social Gerontology , 6th Edition , Boston : Allyn & Bacon .
  • Hurt , R. D. , Finlayson , R. E. , Morse , R. M. and Davis , L. J. 1988 . Alcoholism in elderly persons: Medical aspects and prognosis of 216 inpatients . Mayo Clinic Proceedings , 63 : 753 – 760 .
  • Jackson , M. S. , Stephens , R. C. and Smith , R. L. 1997 . Afrocentric treatment in residential substance abuse care . Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 14 : 87 – 92 .
  • Janik , S. W. and Dunham , C. 1983 . A nationwide examination of the need for specific alcoholism treatment programs for the elderly . Journal of Studies on Alcohol , 44 : 307 – 317 .
  • Jinks , M. J. and Raschko , R. R. 1990 . A profile of alcohol and prescription drug abuse in a high-risk community-based elderly population . Annals of Pharmacotherapy , 24 : 971 – 975 .
  • Johnson , I. 2000 . Alcohol problems in old age: A review of recent epidemiological research . International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 15 : 575 – 581 .
  • Joseph , C. L. , Ganzini , L. and Atkinson , R. 1995 . Screening for alcohol use disorders in the nursing home . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 43 : 368 – 373 .
  • Kandel , D. , Chen , K. , Warner , L. A. , Kessler , R. C. and Grant , B. 1997 . Prevalence and demographic correlates of symptoms of last year dependence on alcohol, nicotine, marijuana and cocaine in the U.S. population . Drug & Alcohol Dependence , 44 : 11 – 29 .
  • Kashner , M. , Rodell , D. E. , Ogden , S. R. , Guggenheim , F. G. and Karson , C. N. 1992 . Outcomes and costs of two VA inpatient treatment programs for older alcoholic patients . Hospital and Community Psychiatry , 43 : 985 – 989 .
  • Kofoed , L. L. , Tolson , R. L. , Atkinson , R. M. , Toth , R. L. and Turner , J. A. 1987 . Treatment compliance of older alcoholics: An elder-specific approach is superior to “mainstreaming.” . Journal of Studies on Alcohol , 48 : 47 – 51 .
  • Lemke , S. and Moos , R. H. 2002 . Prognosis of older patients in mixed-age alcoholism treatment programs . Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 22 : 33 – 43 .
  • Liberto , J. G. , Oslin , D. W. and Ruskin , P. E. 1996 . “ Alcoholism in the older population ” . In The practical handbook of clinical gerontology , Edited by: Carstensen , L. L. and Edelstein , B. A. 324 – 348 . Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, Inc. .
  • Light , E. and Lebowitz , B. D. 1991 . The elderly with chronic mental illness , New York : Springer Publishing Company .
  • Lubben , J. L. , Weiler , P. G. and Chi , I. 1989 . Gender and health differences in the health practices of the elderly poor . Journal of Clinical Epidemiology , 42 : 725 – 733 .
  • Marlatt , G. A. and Gordon , J. R. , eds. 1985 . Relapse prevention: Maintenance strategies in the treatment of addictive behaviors , New York : Guilford Press .
  • Mirand , A. I. and Welte , J. W. 1996 . Alcohol consumption among the elderly in the general population, Erie County, NY . American Journal of Public Health , 86 : 978 – 984 .
  • Moak , G. S. 1996 . “ When the chronically mentally ill patient grows old ” . In Handbook for the treatment of the chronically mentally ill , Edited by: Soreff , S. M. 279 – 293 . Seattle : Hogrefe & Huber .
  • Molgaard , C. A. , Nakamura , C. M. , Stanford , E. P. , Peddecord , K. M. and Morton , D. J. 1990 . Prevalence of alcohol consumption among older persons . Journal of Community Health , 15 : 239 – 251 .
  • Moos , R. H. , Mertens , J. R. and Brennan , P. L. 1993 . Patterns of diagnosis and treatment among late middle-aged and older substance abuse patients . Journal of Studies on Alcohol , 54 : 479 – 487 .
  • Mulinga , J. D. 1999 . Elderly people with alcohol related problems: Where do they go? . International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 14 : 564 – 566 .
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse . 1999 . Principles of drug addiction treatment: A research-based guide , NIH Publication No. 99–4180 Washington, DC : Author .
  • National Institute of Health . 2000 . Women of color health data book , Washington, DC : Office of Research on Women's Health .
  • Oslin , D. W. and Blow , F. C. 2000 . “ Substance use disorders in late life ” . In Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics: Focus on psychopharmacologic interventions in late life , Edited by: Katz , I. and Oslin , D. Vol. 19 , 213 – 224 . New York : Springer Publishing Co. .
  • Oslin , D. W. , Streim , J. E. , Parmelee , P. , Boyce , A. A. and Katz , I. R. 1997 . Alcohol abuse: A source of reversible functional disability among residents . International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 12 : 825 – 832 .
  • Preedy , V. R. , Salisbury , J. R. and Peters , T. J. 1994 . Alcoholic muscle disease: Features and mechanisms . Journal of Pathology , 173 : 309 – 315 .
  • Regan , T. J. 1990 . Alcohol and the cardiovascular system . Journal of the American Medical Association , 264 : 377 – 381 .
  • Reinhardt , J. and Fulop , G. 1996 . “ Geriatric alcoholism: Identification and elder-specific treatment programs ” . In The Hatherleigh guides series: Vol. 8. The Hatherleigh guide to treating substance abuse, Part 2 , Edited by: Lonsdale , J. 197 – 224 . New York : Hatherleigh Press .
  • Rice , C. , Longabaugh , R. , Beattie , M. and Noel , N. 1993 . Age group differences in response to treatment for problematic alcohol use . Addiction , 88 : 1369 – 1375 .
  • Roberts , A. C. , Jackson , M. S. and Carlton-LaNey , I. 2000 . Revisiting the need for feminism and afrocentric theory when treating African-American female substance abusers . Journal of Drug Issues , 30 : 901 – 918 .
  • Sangwan , N. , Damesyn , M. , Reuben , D. , Greendale , G. and Moore , A. 1997 . Lifetime alcohol use and alcohol related conditions in older persons . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 45 : s5
  • Saunders , P. A. , Copeland , J. R. , Dewey , M. E. , Davidson , I. A. , McWilliam , C. , Sharma , V. and Sullivan , C. 1991 . Heavy drinking as a risk factor for depression and dementia in elderly men: Findings from the Liverpool longitudinal community study . British Journal of psychiatry , 159 : 213 – 216 .
  • Schonfeld , L. and Dupree , L. W. 2002 . “ Age-specific cognitive-behavioral and self-management treatment approaches ” . In Treating alcohol and drug abuse in the elderly , Edited by: Gurnack , A. M. , Atkinson , R. and Osgood , N. J. New York : Springer Publishing Company .
  • Schonfeld , L. and Dupree , L. W. 1995 . Treatment approaches for older problem drinkers . International Journal of the Addictions , 30 : 1819 – 1842 .
  • Schonfeld , L. , Dupree , L. W. , Dickson-Fuhrman , E. , Royer , C. M. , McDermott , C. H. , Rosansky , J. S. , Taylor , S. and Jarvik , L. F. 2000 . Cognitive-behavioral treatment of older veterans with substance abuse problems . Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry & Neurology , 13 : 124 – 128 .
  • Schonfeld , L. , Rohrer , G. E. , Zima , M. and Spiegel , T. 1993 . Alcohol abuse and medication misuse in older adults as estimated by service providers . Journal of Gerontological Social Work , 21 : 113 – 125 .
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration . 2001 . Older adults in substance abuse treatment , Washington, DC : Author . The DASIS Report.
  • U.S. Census Bureau . 2000 . Statistical abstract of the United States: 2000 , Washington, DC : U.S. Government Printing Office .
  • Wallen , J. 1998 . “ Need for services research on treatment for drug abuse in women ” . In Drug addiction research and the health of women , NIH Pub. No. 98–4290 Edited by: Wetherington , C. L. and Roman , A. B. 229 – 236 . Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services .

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.