Current Opinions on Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in the Elderly
Aktuálne názory na zneužívanie a závislosť od alkoholu v starobe
Nadmerné užívanie alkoholu v starobe je problém, ktorému v poslednom období venujú zvýšenú pozornosť sociológovia, psychológovia, psychiatri aj somatická medicína. Autor predkladá prehľad literatúry so zameraním na epidemiológiu, rizikové faktory, klinický obraz a liečbu zneužívania a závislosti od alkoholu v starobe.
Kľúčové slová:
zneužívanie alkoholu, závislosť od alkoholu, vyšší vek.
Authors:
H. Shahpesandy
Authors place of work:
Psychiatrické oddelenie NsP, Liptovský Mikuláš
Published in the journal:
Čes. a slov. Psychiat., 101, 2005, No. 1, pp. 40-47.
Category:
Comprehensive Reports
Summary
Alcoholism in the elderly people is a problem which recently has been given particular attention by sociologists, psychologists, psychiatrists as well as somatic medicine. The author presents a survey of literature directed to epidemiology, risk factors, clinical manifestation, and treatment of alcohol abuse and dependence in the elderly.
Key words:
alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, elderly.
Štítky
Addictology Paediatric psychiatry PsychiatryČlánok vyšiel v časopise
Czech and Slovak Psychiatry
2005 Číslo 1
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