This Third Edition of the bestselling Psychotherapy with Older Adults continues to offer
students and professionals a thorough overview of psychotherapy with older adults. Using …

Alcoholism may lead to a great many physical and mental problems in individuals of any
age. Elderly alcoholics often have additional problems resulting from the interaction of age …

Cognitive behavioral psychotherapy is readily adaptable to use with older adults. This
review integrates discussion of cognitive and behavioral intervention techniques with recent …

Substance abuse among the elderly is relatively common but often remains undetected or
ignored by health and social workers. Psychosocial and health factors related to the aging …

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of substance use disorders in a
geriatric psychiatry outpatient clinic. The overall prevalence for any substance use disorder …

Recent research suggests that older adults with alcohol problems of ten drink in response to
loneliness, depression, and poor social sup port networks. Although a variety of approaches …

Although about 5-12% ofmen and 1-2% ofwomen in their 60s are problem drinkers,'little
information is available on the medical problems of elderly dependent drinkers …

To facilitate the professional development of service providers, the Virginia project on
geriatric alcohol abuse and alcoholism developed and used an informational booklet …

FREDERICK S. STINSON, PH. D. MARY C. DUFOUR, MD, MPH DARRYL BERTOLUCCI,
MA ithin 7 years, demographic projections Suggest that approximately 35 million Americans …

An examination of the social concerns of the elderly reinforces the importance of a thorough
social assessment and the availability of skilled staff in an Emergency Department to make …