The clinician who is faced with the task of diagnosing alcoholism in the elderly should be
aware of the limitations of the diagnostic criteria for this population and should regard these …

Drinking problems in older people have received much less attention than is deserved, a
discrepancy partly explained by two factors. First, analyses of general population drinking …

The study of older adults is relatively new for the social sciences, and there are problems of
definition as to what is meant by" elderly." There is strong evidence, consistent over time and …

The authors review the research on alcoholism in the elderly. There is evidence that
prevalence studies underestimate its extent. Geriatric alcoholism often eludes detection as …

IS article briefly reviews and discusses T impressions and findings of two separate studies of
samples of elderly alcohol misusers and alcoholics, carried out in the greater London area …

Alcohol Excess in the Elderly Page 1 Quart. J. Stud. Ale. 32: 53-59, 1971. The informative
abstract of this article is in Part B, p. 257 [B-63]. Alcohol Excess in the Elderly1 Arnold J. Rosin …

Neither gerontologists nor addictionologists tend to regard problem drinking by the elderly
as a clinical phenomenon worthy of much concern. Publications touching on this theme …

Problems of alcohol abuse among the elderly (persons aged 65 years and older) are
receiving increased attention. Data suggest that untreated alcohol abuse among older …

Alcohol intake can precipitate problems, especially confusion, in nonalcoholic older
individuals suffering from medical disorders. Alcoholism is seen in 15% or more of older …

Over the last 30 years the proportion of those over 65 in our population has increased by
nearly 50 per cent. Over the same period alcohol consumption in general has risen by …