Book chapter
Epidemiology and Demography of Alcohol and the Older Person
Substance Use and Older People, pp.75-90
Addiction Press Series, Wiley
2015
DOI: 10.1002/9781118430965.ch7
Abstract
This chapter reviews the epidemiology of substance use in older adults and addresses methods used to estimate of alcohol problems in later life. Based on amount of alcohol consumed, findings are presented showing that overall use is reduced in older age groups. A comprehensive review demonstrates a range of estimates suggesting that between 4 and 14% of older adults may be in a hazardous drinking range. This chapter also reviews the demography of binge drinking and the use of diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders, and provides a discussion of demographic factors such as socioeconomic status, gender, race and education in relation to problematic use.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Epidemiology and Demography of Alcohol and the Older Person
- Creators
- Stephan Arndt - University of IowaSusan K. Schultz - University of Iowa
- Contributors
- Ilana B Crome (Editor)Li-Tzy Wu (Editor)Rahul Rao (Editor)Peter Crome (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Substance Use and Older People, pp.75-90
- Series
- Addiction Press Series
- DOI
- 10.1002/9781118430965.ch7
- Publisher
- Wiley; Chichester, West Sussex
- Number of pages
- 16
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2015
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9985132074402771
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