Mental health care for older adults: recent advances and new directions in clinical practice and research

CF Reynolds 3rd, DV Jeste, PS Sachdev… - World …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The world's population is aging, bringing about an ever‐greater burden of mental disorders
in older adults. Given multimorbidities, the mental health care of these people and their …

Alcohol-associated tissue injury: current views on pathophysiological mechanisms

L Simon, FM Souza-Smith… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
At-risk alcohol use is a major contributor to the global health care burden and leads to
preventable deaths and diseases including alcohol addiction, alcoholic liver disease …

The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on substance use: Implications for prevention and treatment

F Ornell, HF Moura, JN Scherer, F Pechansky… - Psychiatry …, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought major challenges to healthcare systems and public
health policies globally, as it requires novel treatment and prevention strategies to adapt for …

Treatment of diabetes in older adults: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline

D LeRoith, GJ Biessels, SS Braithwaite… - The Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objective The objective is to formulate clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of
diabetes in older adults. Conclusions Diabetes, particularly type 2, is becoming more …

Demographic trends of binge alcohol use and alcohol use disorders among older adults in the United States, 2005–2014

BH Han, AA Moore, S Sherman, KM Keyes… - Drug and alcohol …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Alcohol use is common among older adults, and this population has unique
risks with alcohol consumption in even lower amounts than younger persons. No recent …

Demographic trends among older cannabis users in the United States, 2006–13

BH Han, S Sherman, PM Mauro, SS Martins… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims The ageing US population is providing an unprecedented
population of older adults who use recreational drugs. We aimed to estimate the trends in …

Disparities by sex and race and ethnicity in death rates due to opioid overdose among adults 55 years or older, 1999 to 2019

M Mason, R Soliman, HS Kim, LA Post - JAMA network open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Rates of opioid overdose deaths are increasing for older adults. Less is known
about these deaths compared with those of younger adults. Objective To analyze rate …

Benzodiazepine misuse in the elderly: risk factors, consequences, and management

G Airagnes, A Pelissolo, M Lavallée, M Flament… - Current psychiatry …, 2016 - Springer
Benzodiazepine (BZD) inappropriate use (ie, misuse and overuse) is a worldwide public
health problem. Despite current knowledge about increased sensitivity to side effects in the …

Problematic opioid use among older adults: epidemiology, adverse outcomes and treatment considerations

A Dufort, Z Samaan - Drugs & Aging, 2021 - Springer
With the aging population, an increasing number of older adults (> 65 years) will be affected
by problematic opioid use and opioid use disorder (OUD), with both illicit and prescription …

Adverse childhood experience patterns, major depressive disorder, and substance use disorder in older adults

Y Kim, K Kim, KG Chartier, TL Wike… - Aging & mental …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives This article investigates distinct patterns of adverse childhood experiences
(ACEs) in a representative sample of US older adults, and how the ACEs patterns relate to …