TY  - BOOK
AU  - Crome,Ilana B.
AU  - Wu,Li-Tzy
AU  - Crome,Peter
AU  - Rao,Rahul
TI  - Substance use and older people
SN  - 9781118430972 (ePub)
AV  - HV5824.A33 
U1  - 362.29084/9 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex, UK, Ames, Iowa
PB  - John Wiley & Sons Inc.
KW  - Substance-Related Disorders
KW  - Aged
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - Older people
KW  - Drug use
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
KW  - fast
KW  - Medical
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Substance use and addiction is an increasing problem amongst older people. The identification of this problem is often more difficult in older patients and is frequently missed, particularly in the primary care context and in emergency departments, but also in a range of medical and psychiatric specialties.Substance Use and Older People shows how to recognise and treat substance problems in older patients. However, it goes well beyond assessment and diagnosis by incorporating up-to-date evidence on the management of those older people who are presenting with chronic complex disorders, which result from the problematic use of alcohol, inappropriate prescribed or over the counter medications, tobacco, or other drugs. It also examines a variety of biological and psychosocial approaches to the understanding of these issues in the older population and offers recommendations for policy.Substance Use and Older People is a valuable resource for geriatricians, old age psychiatrists, addiction psychiatrists, primary care physicians, and gerontologists as well as policy makers, researchers, and educators. It is also relevant for residents and fellows training in geriatrics or geri-psychiatry, general practitioners and nursing home physicians
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118430965
ER  -