Alcohol Problems in Older Adults
Subtitle: Prevention and Management
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company; Springer Pub.
Published: May 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9780826114037
Subjects: Alcoholism; Care of the elderly; Psychology; Medical / Nursing; Alcoholism (Psychiatric Aspects); Psychology Of The Aged; Psychopathology - Addiction; Older people; Nursing - Gerontology; Middle aged persons; Gerontology; Alcohol use; Treatment; Middle-aged persons
First sentence: The brief alcohol intervention approach is designed specifically for an older adult population and relies on concepts of motivational interviewing to enhance patients' commitment to change their drinking.