Elderly alcoholism : intervention strategies / by Michael Beechem.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beechem, Michael Henry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Alcohol use.

Older people.

Alcoholism--Treatment.

Alcoholism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text is the first of its kind to substantively integrate alcoholism, aging, and grief theories into an easy-to-understand format for interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate students in the behavioral and physical sciences. Written to prepare students in working with an elderly clientele, the reader is provided with elder-specific practice methodology derived from experiential and theoretical content. Chapters 1 through 4 alert the readers to the nature of elderly alcoholism and accompanying aging theories. Chapter 5 underscores the challenges faced by professionals in identifying eld

Contents:

ELDERLY ALCOHOLISM; CONTENTS; Chapter I INTRODUCTION; Chapter II LOSSES AS PRECURSORS OFELDERLY ALCOHOLISM; Chapter III HOW ALCOHOL ABUSE INFLUENCESTHE AGING PROCESS; Chapter IV THEORIES OF AGING; Chapter V DIFFICULTY IN IDENTIFICATION; Chapter VI SPECIAL POPULATIONS; Chapter VII INTERVENTION; Chapter VIII PRACTICE VALUES/ATTITUDES; Chapter IX PRACTICE STRATEGIES:; Chapter X THE SPIRITUAL COMPONENT OF TREATMENT; Chapter XI RELAPSE; Chapter XII ELDERLY SUICIDE:CAUSES AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES; Chapter XIII ON-SITE PROGRAM VISITS; Chapter XIV FUTURE TRENDS; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08361-4

OCLC:

689997405