Journal article
Alcohol Use Among Older Persons in a Rural State
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry, Vol.10(6), pp.750-753
11/2002
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200211000-00014
PMID: 12427584
Abstract
Older individuals are vulnerable to adverse consequences from alcoholism; unfortunately, alcohol-related problems are often under-identified in this group.
We characterized the demographic features of alcohol use among older adults (over age 65) in a statewide community survey.
Approximately 15% were at risk for alcoholism. As a group, the at-risk individuals were younger than the remaining sample. Twenty percent indicated that they had previously tried unsuccessfully to stop drinking, but only 10% had received any type of treatment
This low rate of treatment intervention implies a need for enhanced recognition of alcoholism among older adults in rural settings.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Alcohol Use Among Older Persons in a Rural State
- Creators
- Susan K Schultz - Dept of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IowaStephan Arndt - Dept of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IowaGene M Lutz - Center for Social and Behavioral Research, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IowaAmy Petersen - Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research & Evaluation, University of IowaCarolyn L Turvey - Dept of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of geriatric psychiatry, Vol.10(6), pp.750-753
- DOI
- 10.1097/00019442-200211000-00014
- PMID
- 12427584
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
- ISSN
- 1064-7481
- eISSN
- 1545-7214
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2002
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984003959802771
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