Alcohol problems in older adults [[electronic resource] ] : prevention and management / / Kristen Lawton Barry, David W. Oslin, Frederic C. Blow

• Autore: Barry Kristen Lawton
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Pub., c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (153 p.)
• Disciplina: 618.97/6861
• Soggetto topico: Alcoholism - Treatment; Middle-aged persons - Alcohol use; Older people - Alcohol use
• Altri autori: BlowFrederic C OslinDavid W
• Note generali: Workbook and follow-up in English and Spanish.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-131) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction and Background; Chapter 2 Alcohol Screening; Chapter 3 Brief Alcohol Interventions; Chapter 4 Frequently Asked Questions; Chapter 5 Special Circumstances; Chapter 6 Community Resources; Appendices; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This manual provides state-of-the-art, practical materials to detect, prevent, and intervene with older adults who are at-risk and problem drinkers. It provides the first systematic, practical approach for working with the growing vulnerable population of older adults who use alcohol at risk levels often unnoticed in everyday clinical practice. Including guides to alcohol screening, protocols for managing withdrawal care, and an English/Spanish Health Promotion Workbook for Older Adults, this book is designed as a hands-on text for use in a range of primary and mental health care settings. Phy
• Titolo autorizzato: Alcohol problems in older adults
• ISBN: 1-281-80635-8; 9786611806354; 0-8261-1624-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782674203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II