Alcohol and Aging (eBook)

I. Introduction1.Thinking Behind Alcohol Consumption in Old Age: Psychological and Sociological Reasons for Drinking in Old AgeCatherine HaightonII. Epidemiological Perspectives of Alcohol and Aging2.Understanding Alcohol Consumption Patterns among Older Adults: Continuity and ChangePaul Sacco3.Alcohol Use and Comorbid Psychiatric and Sub-Syndromal Disorders among Older AdultsAlexis Kuerbis, Rachel Chernick and Daniel S. GardnerIII. Alcohol Effects on Healthy Aging4.Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease in Aging PopulationsEdmond K. Kabagambe and Kenneth Mukamal5.Cancer, Alcohol and AgingChristine L. Savage, Deborah S. Finnell and Amanda Choflet6.Alcohol and CognitionBrian Downer and Julie B. Boron7.Alcohol, Injury and AgingNamkee G. Choi, Diana M. DiNitto, C. Nathan Marti and Bryan Y. Choi8.Medications, Alcohol and AgingPatricia W. Slattum and Omar E. Hassan9.The Intersection of Elder Abuse and Alcohol MisusePamela B. Teaster and Nancy Brossoie10.Social and Familial Contexts for Drinking among Older AdultsRachel Chernick and Alexis KuerbisIV. Clinical Issues of Alcohol and Aging11.Screening and Assessment of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Older AdultsAlison A. Moore, Alexis Kuerbis, Paul Sacco, Grace I. Chen and Maristela B. Garcia12.Treatment of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Older AdultsDavid W. Oslin and Faika Zanjani13.Self-Medication with Alcohol: Aging IssuesSarah L. Canham and Pia M. Mauro14.Adapting SBIRT for Older AdultsLarry Schonfeld15.Long-term Care and Alcohol Use Nicholas Castle, Mary Lindsey Smith and David G. Wolf16.Drinking, Aging and Global Public PolicyMarjana Martinic and Anna ShevelandV. Future Directions17.Future Directions for Aging and AlcoholAlexis Kuerbis, Alison A. Moore, Paul Sacco and Faika Zanjani