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Addiction in the older patient / edited by Maria Sullivan, Frances R. Levin.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Substance-Related Disorders.
- Aged.
- Substance Abuse Detection.
- Behavior, Addictive--therapy.
- Older people--Substance use.
- Older people.
- Substance abuse.
- Medical Subjects:
- Substance-Related Disorders.
- Aged.
- Substance Abuse Detection.
- Behavior, Addictive--therapy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 316 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The widespread lack of clinical knowledge about addiction in the geriatric population can be traced to several sources. Older individuals have been systematically excluded from clinical trials, and the stigma and shame associated with addiction often makes them reluctant seek treatment for it. Furthermore, there is a lack of screening instruments tailored to an older population, and addictive disorders can be easily disguised by concurrent media conditions. Middle-aged and elderly adults tend not to display the same occupational and legal "red flags" of addiction seen in younger individuals, and therefore have lower sensitivity to its standard diagnostic criteria. This volume focuses on the under-recognized and undertreated problem of addiction in later life, and provides a clear sense of the surprisingly high prevalence of alcohol and substance use disorders in older adults. For each of the major classes of addictive substances, both prescribed and illicit, this book highlights key clinical issues that can complicate successful diagnosis. The authors describe strategies for initial engagement with the patient, including screening instruments, brief interventions which can be adapted to a primary care setting, emerging web-based and mobile technologies, and treatment strategies which are tailored to the age-appropriate needs of older adults-including those specific to older women, who have been found to be especially vulnerable to prescription drug misuse. With the aging of the baby boomers, a generation arriving in middle-age with greater exposure to alcohol and drugs than any previous cohort, the need for successful identification and effective treatment of alcohol and substance use disorders in later life has become a clinical imperative. Addiction in the Older Patient, whose editors bring more than 40 years of combined research and clinical experience in the field of addiction treatment, offers a comprehensive introduction to this underexplored and timely topic. This text synthesizes current clinical evidence to support the most effective strategies for discovering and treating addictive disorders in our older patients. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Maria Sullivan, Frances R. Levin
- Recognizing addiction in older patients / Anna Levesque, Edward Nunes
- Brief interventions for substance use disorder in older adults / Roland C. Merchant, Francesca L. Beaudoin
- Alcohol and older adults / Anna Terajewicz LaRose, John Renner
- Abuse of opioids and prescription medications / Isis Burgos-Chapman, Louis Trevisan, Kevin Sevarino
- Cannabis, nicotine, and stimulant abuse in older adults / Isis Burgos-Chapman, Louis Trevisan, Kevin Sevarino
- Benzodiazepines and other sedative-hypnotics in the older adult / Arthur Robin Williams, Olivera J. Bogunovic
- Assessment of the older patient / Arthur Robin Williams, Olivera J. Bogunovic
- Sex differences in late-life substance use disorders / Elizabeth Evans, Maria Sullivan
- Treatment options for older adults with substance use disorders / Stacy A. Cohen, Margaret M. Haglund, Larissa J. Mooney
- Technology-based interventions for late-life addiction Ersa Alagoz, Kim Johnson, Andrew Quanbeck, David Gustafson Jr.
- Conclusion / Maria Sullivan.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780199392070
- 0199392072
- Publisher Number:
- 99969435868
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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