Addiction in the Older Patient
. Ed(S): Sullivan, Maria; Levin, Frances
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Paperback. Editor(s): Sullivan, Maria; Levin, Frances. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MJX; MMH; MMZR; MQCL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 502.
This text focuses on the under-recognized and undertreated problem of addiction in later life. The widespread lack of clinical knowledge about this patient population can be traced to several sources: the systematic exclusion of older individuals from clinical trials; their reluctance to seek medical help owing to stigma and shame; the fact that additive disorders may be disguised by concurrent medical conditions; a lack of screening instruments tailored to an older population; and the low sensitivity of standard diagnostic criteria for detecting addiction in middle-aged and elderly adults who do not display the occupational and legal "red flags" seen in ... Read more
This text focuses on the under-recognized and undertreated problem of addiction in later life. The widespread lack of clinical knowledge about this patient population can be traced to several sources: the systematic exclusion of older individuals from clinical trials; their reluctance to seek medical help owing to stigma and shame; the fact that additive disorders may be disguised by concurrent medical conditions; a lack of screening instruments tailored to an older population; and the low sensitivity of standard diagnostic criteria for detecting addiction in middle-aged and elderly adults who do not display the occupational and legal "red flags" seen in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199392063
SKU
V9780199392063
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99-99
About . Ed(S): Sullivan, Maria; Levin, Frances
Dr. Sullivan graduated from Harvard University, received her medical degree from George Washington University, and a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Chicago. She completed her Psychiatry Residency and Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry at the New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University. She serves as Medical Director, Clinical Research and Development, at Alkermes, Inc. and is an Associate Professor of ... Read more
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