Selected References on Substance Abuse and Older Adults

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References compiled by - Larry Schonfeld, Ph.D., Professor

Dept. of Aging and Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida,

Last Updated:  May 2006

 

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Adams, W.L. (1999) Alcohol and the health of aging men. Medical Clinics of North America, 83(5):1195-1211.

Adams, W. L., Barry, K. L., Fleming, M. F. (1996). Screening for problem drinking in older primary care patients. JAMA, 276 (24), 1964-67.

Adams, W. L., & Cox, N. S. (1995). Epidemiology of problem drinking among elderly people. The International Journal of the Addictions, 30 (13/14), 1693-1715.

Adams, W.L., Garry, P.J., Rhyne, R., Hunt, W.C., and Goodwin, J.S., Alcohol intake in the healthy elderly. Changes with age in a cross-sectional and longitudinal study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 38: 211-216 (1990).

Adams, W.L., Magruder-Habib, K., Trued, S., & Broome, H.L. (1992). Alcohol abuse in emergency department patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 12, 1236-1240.

Adams, W.L. and Smith-Cox, N. (1997) Epidemiology of problem drinking among elderly people. In A.M. Gurnack (Ed.) Older adults' misuse of alcohol, medicines, and other drugs. NY.: Springer Publishing, pp. 1- 23.

Administration on Aging (January 2001).  Older Adults and Mental Health:  Issues and Opportunities.   (see web site:  http://www.aoa.gov/mh/report2001/default.htm )

Advances. Newsletter of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Helping aging adults cope with alcohol and drug abuse, Princeton, N.J.: 5(2): 11 (1992).

Allen, D.N., & Landis, R.K.B. (1997). Substance abuse in elderly individuals. In P.D. Nussbaum (Ed.), Handbook of neuropsychology and aging. Critical issues in neuropsychology. New York: Plenum Press, pp. 111-137.

American Medical Association (1995) Alcoholism in the elderly: Diagnosis, treatment, prevention. Guidelines for Primary Care Physicians. Chicago.

Amodeo, M. (1990) Treating the late life alcoholic: Guidelines for working through denial integrating individual, family, and group approaches. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23, 91-105.

Anthony, J. C. & Aboraya, A. (1992). The Epidemiology of selected mental disorders in later life. In J.E Birren, R.B. Sloane, & G.D. Cohen (Eds.), Handbook of mental health and aging. New York: Academic Press, Inc., pp. 57-73.

Arndt, S., Gunter, T.D., and Acion, L. (2005) Older Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment in 2001.  American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 13,  385-392

Arndt, S., Turvey, C.L., Flaum, M. (2002) Older offenders:  Substance abuse, and treatment.  American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10, 733-739.

Atkinson, R.M. (1984) Substance use and abuse in late life. In R.M. Atkinson (Ed.) Alcohol and drug abuse in old age. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press Monograph Series, Inc., 1-21.

Atkinson, R.M. (1995) Treatment programs for aging alcoholics. In T.P. Beresford and E.S. L. Gomberg (Eds.) Alcohol and aging (pp. 186-210). New York: Oxford University Press.

Atkinson, R.M. (2002) Alcohol use in later life:  Scourge, solace or safeguard of health?  American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10, 649-652.

Atkinson, R. (1998). Age-specific treatment for older alcoholics. In E. Gomberg, A. Hegedus, and R. Zucker (Eds.), Alcohol problems and aging (Research Monograph, No. 3). NIH Publication No. 98-4163: Bethesda, MD, 425-438.

Atkinson, R. (1999) Depression, alcoholism and ageing: A brief review. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(11):905-910.

Atkinson, R.M., Ganzini, L. & Bernstein, M.J. (1992) Alcohol and substance-use disorders in the elderly. In J.E. Birren, R.B. Sloan, & G.D. Cohen (Eds.) Handbook of mental health and aging. San Diego: Academic Press, 515-555.

Atkinson, R.M., Misra, S., Ryan, S.C., and Turner, J.A. (2003) Referral paths, patient profiles and treatment adherence of older alcoholic men.  Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 25, 29–35

Atkinson, R.M., Tolson, R.L., & Turner, J.A. (1990) Late versus early onset problem drinking in older men. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 14, 574-579.

Atkinson, R.M., Turner, J.A., Kofoed, L.L. & Tolson, R.L. (1985) Early versus late onset alcoholism in older persons: Preliminary findings. Alcoholism, 9, 513-515.

Avorn, J., Soumerai, S.B., Everitt, D.E., Ross-Degnan, D., Beers, M.H., Sherman, D., Salem-Schatz, S.R., & Fields, D. (1992). A randomized trial of a program to reduce the use of psychoactive drugs in nursing homes. New England Journal of Medicine, 327, 168-173.

 

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Banks, S.M., Pandiami, J.A., Schact, L.M. & Gauvin, L.M. (2000) Age and mortality among white male problem drinkers.  Addiction, 95, 1249-1254.

Barnea, Z. & Teichman, M. (1994). Substance misuse and abuse among the elderly:  Implications for social work intervention. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 21(3/4), 133-148

Barnes, G. Alcohol use among older persons: Findings from a western New York State general population survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 27: 244-250 (1979).

Barry, K. Lawton, Oslin, D.W., and Blow, F.C.  (2001)  Alcohol Problems in Older Adults.  N..Y.:  Springer Publishing.

Bartels, S. & Liberto, J. (1995). Dual Diagnosis in the Elderly. In A.F. Lehman, & L.B. Dixon (Eds.), Double jeopardy: Chronic mental illness and substance use disorders. U.S.: Harwood Academic Publishers, pp. 139-157.

Beechem, M. (2002) Elderly Alcoholism:  Intervention Strategies  Springfield, IL Charles C.Thomas Publishing.

Beers, M.H., Ouslander, J.G., Rollinger, I., Brooks, J., Ruben, D. & Beck, J.C. (1991) Explicit criteria for determining inappropriate medication use in nursing homes. Archives of Internal Medicine, 151, 1825-1832.

Bien, T.H., Miller, W.R., and Tonigan, J.S. (1993) Brief interventions for alcohol problems: A review. Addiction, 88, 315-335.

Bienenfeld, D. (1987) Alcoholism in the elderly. American Family Physician, 36, 163-198.

Blake, R. (1990) Mental health counseling and older problem drinkers. Journal of Mental Health counseling, 12, 354-367.

Blixen, C.E., McDougal, G.J., & Suen, L.J. (1997). Dual diagnosis in elders discharged from a psychiatric hospital. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12(3), 307-313.

Blow, F. C. (1998). Substance abuse among older adults. Treatment Improvement Protocol Series 26, DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 98-3179. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

Blow, F. (1999) The effectiveness of an elder-specific brief alcohol intervention for older hazardous drinkers. In: Treatment Strategies for Alcohol Problems in the Elderly, (D. Oslin, Chair). Symposium presented at the 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, November 23.

Blow, F.C. (2000) Treatment of older women with alcohol problems: Meeting the challenge for a special population. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 24(8):1257-1266.

Blow, F.C. and Barry, K.L. (2000) Older patients with at-risk and problem drinking patterns: New developments in brief interventions. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 13(3):115-123.

Blow, F.C., Cook, C.A.L., Booth, B.M., Falcon, S.P., & Friedman, M.J. (1992) Age-related psychiatric comorbidities and level of functioning in alcoholic veterans seeking outpatient treatment. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 43, 990-995.

Blow, F.C., Brower, K.J., Schulenberg, J.E., Demo-Dananberg, L.M., and Beresford, T.P. (1992) The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test- Geriatric Version (MAST-G): A new elderly specific screening instrument. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 16, 372.

Blow FC, Oslin DW, Barry KL. (2002) Misuse and abuse of alcohol, illicit drugs and psychoactive medication among older people.  Generations, 26, 50-54.

Blow, F.C.; Walton, M.A.; Barry, K.L.; Coyne, J.C.; Mudd, S.A.; Copeland, L.A. (2000) Relationship between alcohol problems and health functioning of older adults in primary care settings. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 48(7):769-774.

Blow, F.C.; Walton, M.A.; Chermack, S.T.; Mudd, S.A.; Brower, K.J. (2000) Older adult treatment outcome following elder-specific inpatient alcoholism treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 19(1):67-75.

Brennan, P.L., Kagay, C.R., Geppert, J.J., & Moos, R.H. (2000). Elderly Medicare inpatients with substance use disorders: Characteristics and predictors of hospital readmissions over a four-year interval. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61(6), 891-895.

Brennan, P.L.; Kagay, C.R.; Geppert, J.J.; Moos, R.H. (2001) Predictors and outcomes of outpatient mental health care: A four-year prospective study of elderly Medicare patients with substance use disorders. Medical Care, 39(1):39-49.

Brennan, P.L. & Moos, R.H. (1991) Functioning, life context, and help-seeking among late-onset problem drinkers: comparisons with nonproblem and early-onset problem drinkers. British Journal of Addiction, 86, 1139-1150.

Bridgewater, S., Leigh, S., James, O.F.W., & Potter, J.F. (1987) Alcohol consumption and dependence in elderly patients in an urban community. British Medical Journal, 295, 884-885.

Bristow, M.F. & Clare, A.W. (1992) Prevalence and characteristics of at-risk drinkers among elderly acute medical patients. British Journal of Addiction, 87, 291-294.

Buchsbaum, D.G., Buchanan, R.G., Welsh, J., Center, R.M., and Schnoll, S.H. (1992) Screening for drinking disorders in the elderly using the CAGE questionnaire. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 40, 662-665.

Burke, L.A., Jolson, H.M., Goetsch, R.A., and Ahronheim, J.C. (1992) Geriatric drug use and adverse drug event reporting in 1990: A descriptive analysis of two national data bases. In J.W. Rowe and J.C. Ahronheim (Eds.) Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics. Focus on medications and the elderly. New York: Springer Publishing Company, Vol. 10, 1-28.

Butler, R.N. and Lewis, M.I. (1977) Aging and Mental Health, C.V. Mosby, St. Louis, Missouri.

Butler, R., & Higgit, A. (1996). Dependency on prescribed drugs. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 6(2), 177-182.

 

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Carstensen, L.L., Rychtarik, R.G., & Prue, D.M. (1985) Behavioral treatment of the geriatric alcohol abuser: A long term follow-up study. Addictive Behaviors, 10, 307-311.

Colliver, J.D.; Compton, W.M.; Gfroerer, J.C.; and Condon, T. (2006) Projecting Drug Use Among Aging Baby Boomers in 2020,” Annals of Epidemiology, 16, 257-265.

Conigliaro, J.; Kraemer, K.; McNeil, M. (2000) Screening and identification of older adults with alcohol problems in primary care. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 13(3):106-114.

Coogle, C.L.; Osgood, N.J.; Parham, I.A.  (2000) Addiction services: A statewide model detection and prevention program for geriatric alcoholism and alcohol abuse. Increased knowledge among service providers. Community Mental Health Journal, 32(2): 137-148.

Coogle, C. L., & Osgood, N. O.  (2000).  Alcohol use in the geriatric community [Guest Editors].  Focus on Geriatric Care and Rehabilitation, 14(6), 1, 3-12.

Coogle, C. L., Osgood, N. O., & Parham, I. A. (2001).  Follow-up to the Statewide Model Detection and Prevention Program for Geriatric Alcoholism.  Community Mental Health Journal, 37(5), 181-191.

Coogle, C. L., & Osgood, N. O. (2002). Prevention of alcohol and substance misuse:  Lessons for the practitioner from a statewide program in Virginia.  In A. M. Gurnack, R. Atkinson, and N. Osgood (Eds.), Treating alcohol and drug use in the elderly (pp. 214-234).  New York:  Springer Publishing Co.

Coons, S.J., Hendricks, J., & Sheahan, S.L. (1988) Self-medication with nonprescription drugs. Generations, 12, 22-26.

Cowart, M. D., & Sutherland, M. (1995). Late-onset alcoholism: Gaining understanding.  In Treating alcohol and other drug abusers in rural and frontier areas, Technical Assistance Publication Series 17, DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 95-3054. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Curtis, J.R., Geller, G., Stokes, E.J., Levine, D.M., & Moore, R.D. (1989) Characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of alcoholism in elderly patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 37, 310-317.

 

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D’Archangelo, E. (1993). Substance abuse in later life. Canadian Family Physician, 39, 1986-1988.

Derry, A.D. (2000) Substances use in older adults: Review of current assessment, treatment and service provision. Journal of Substance Use, 5(3):252-262.

Di Bari, M., Silvestrini, G., Chiarlone, M., De Alfieri, W., Patussi, V, Timpanelli, M., Pini, R., Masotti, G., & Marchionni, N. (2002)  Features of excessive alcohol drinking in older adults distinctively captured by behavioral and biological screening instruments:  An epidemiological study.  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 55, 41-47.

Dunlop, J., Peer groups support seniors fighting alcohol and drugs. Aging, 361: 28-32 (1990).

Dupree, L.W. (1992) Alcohol expectancies of older adults: A newer approach to an old problem? Paper presentation at the 13th Annual Conference of the Southern Gerontological Society, Nashville, Tennessee (March, 1992).

Dupree, L.W., Broskowski, H., and Schonfeld, L. (1984) The Gerontology Alcohol Project: A behavioral treatment program for elderly alcohol abusers. The Gerontologist, 24, 510-516.

Dupree, L. & Schonfeld, L. (1986) Assessment and treatment planning for alcohol abusers: A curriculum manual. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, FMHI Publication Series, 109, Florida Mental Health Institute.

Dupree, L., and Schonfeld, L. (1989). Treating Late-life onset alcohol abuses: Demonstration through a case study. Clinical Gerontologist, 9, 65-67.

Dupree, L.W. and Schonfeld, L. (1996a) Substance abuse. In M. Hersen and V.B. Van Hasselt (Eds.) Psychological treatment of older adults: An introductory text. New York: Plenum Press (pp. 281-287).

Dupree, L.W. and Schonfeld, L. (1996b) Substance abuse treatment for older adults: A cognitive-behavioral and self-management approach. Tampa, FL: Department of Aging and Mental Health, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida. An assessment, treatment, & program development manual. (242 pages).

Dupree, L.W. & Schonfeld, L. (1996) Substance Abuse Treatment for Older Adults: A Cognitive-Behavioral and Self-Management Approach. Manual developed for UPBEAT (Unified Psychogeriatric Behavioral Evaluation, Assessment and Treatment) Project for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). Tampa: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute.

Dupree, L., and Schonfeld, L. (1998). Older alcohol abusers: Recurring treatment issues. In E. Gomberg, A. Hegedus, and R. Zucker (Eds.), Alcohol problems and aging. Research Monograph No. 3, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Bethesda, MD (NIH Publication No. 98-4163), pp. 339-357.

Dupree, L.W. & Schonfeld, L. (1998) Cognitive-Behavioral and Self-Management Treatment of Older Problem Drinkers. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 4, 215-232.

Dupree, L.W. & Schonfeld, L. (1998) The value of behavioral perspectives in treating older adults. In M. Hersen & V. Van Hasselt (Eds.) Handbook of clinical geropsychology. NY: Plenum. Pp. 51-70.

Dupree, L., and Schonfeld, L. (1999). Management of alcohol abuse in older adults. In M. Duffy (Ed.), Handbook of counseling and psychotherapy, New York; Wiley and Sons, pp. 632-649.

Dupree, L.W. & Schonfeld, L. (in Press) Current Treatment Approaches for Older Alcohol Abusers. To be published in: E.S.L. Gomberg and R. Zucker (Eds.); NY: Haworth Press: Drugs and Aging.

Dupree, L.W. and West, H. Alcohol self-management in high risk situations. A group training manual for older adults. FMHI Publication Series No. 122, University of South Florida, Florida Mental Health Institute, Tampa, Florida (1990).

 

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Evans, D.J., Street, S.D., & Lynch, D.J. (1996). Alcohol withdrawal at home. Pilot project for frail elderly people. Canadian Family Physician, 42, 937-945.

Feidler, K. Leary, S, Pertica, S. and Strohl, J. (2002) Substance abuse among aging adults. A literature review.  Fairfax VA:  Caliber Associates.  (Produced for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment)  see:  http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA/NTIES/NTIES-PDF/REVIEWS/aging_lit.pdf

Feidler, K. Leary, S, Pertica, S. and Strohl, J. (2002) Substance abuse among aging adults. An annotated bibliography  Fairfax VA:  Caliber Associates.  (Produced for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment)  see:http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/SAMHDA/NTIES/NTIES-PDF/BIBLIOS/aging_bib.pdf

Fick, D.M.,  Cooper, J.W., Wade, W.E., Waller, J.L., Maclean, J.M., Beers, M.H. (2003) Updating the Beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults: Results of a US Consensus Panel of Experts.  Archives of Internal Medicine,163, 2716-2724.

Fingerhood, M. (2000) Substance abuse in older people. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 48(8):985-995.

Fink, A., Beck, J.C., and Wittrock, M.C.  (2001) Informing older adults about non-hazardous, hazardous, and harmful alcohol use. Patient Education & Counseling, 45, 133-141.

Fink, A., Morton, S.C. Beck, J.C., Hays, R.D., Spritzer, K., Oishi, S. and Moore, A.A. (2002) The Alcohol-Related Problems Survey:  Identifying hazardous and harmful drinking in older primary care patients.  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 50, 1717-1722.

Fink, A., Tsai, M.C., Hays, R.D., Moore, A.A., Morton, S.C., Spritzer, K. and Beck, J.C., (2002) Comparing the Alcohol-Related Problems Survey (ARPS) to traditional alcohol screening measures in elderly outpatients.  Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 34, 55-78.

Finlayson, R.E. (1984) Prescription drug abuse in older persons. In R.M. Atkinson (Ed.) Alcohol and drug abuse in old age. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, Inc., 61-70.

Finlayson, R. E. (1995). Misuse of prescription drugs. The International Journal of the Addictions, 30, 1871-1901.

Finlayson, R.E., & Hofmann, V.E. (2002). Prescription drug misuse: Treatment strategies. In A.M. Gurnack & R. Atkinson (Eds.). Treating alcohol and drug abuse in the elderly.  New York: Springer Publishing Co., pp. 155-174.

Finney, J.W. and Moos, R.H. Life stressors and problem drinking among older adults. Recent developments in alcoholism. Volume 2, (M. Galanter, Ed.), Plenum Publishing, New York, pp. 267-288 (1984).

Finney, J., Moos, R.H., & Brennan, P.L. (1991). The Drinking Problem Index: A measure to assess alcohol-related problems among older adults. Journal of Substance Abuse, 3, 395-404.

Fleming, M.F., Baier-Manwell, L., Lawton-Barry, K., Adams, W., and Stauffacher, E.A. (1999) Brief physician advice for alcohol problems in older adults. A randomized community-based trial. The Journal of Family Practice, 48, 378-384.

Fleming, M.F.; Manwell, L.B.; Barry, K.L. (2000) Brief physician advice reduced drinking in older adults. Western Journal of Medicine, 172(1): p.27.

Folkman, S., Bernstein, L., and Lazarus, R.S. (1987) Stress processes and the misuse of drugs in older adults. Psychology and Aging, 2, 366-374.

Folkman, S., Lazarus, R. S., Pimley, S., & Novacek, J. (1987). Age differences in stress and coping processes. Psychology and Aging, 2, 171-184.

Fox, R. (1973) Treatment of the problem drinker by the private practitioner. In P.G. Bourne & R. Fox (Eds.) Alcoholism: Progress in research and treatment. N.Y.: Academic Press, pp. 227-243.

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Gaitz, C.M. & Baer, P.E. (1971) Characteristics of elderly patients with alcoholism. Archives of General Psychiatry, 24: 372-378.

Galanis, D.J.; Joseph, C.; Masaki, K.H.; Petrovitch, H.; Ross, G.W.; White, L. (2000) Longitudinal study of drinking and cognitive performance in elderly Japanese American men: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. American Journal of Public Health, 90(8):1254-1259.

Gallo, W.T.; Bradley, E.H.; Siegel, M.; Kasl, S.V. (2001)  Impact of involuntary job loss on subsequent alcohol consumption by older workers: Findings from the health and retirement survey. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 56B(1):s3-s9.

Glantz, M. (1981) Predictions of elderly drug abuse. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 13, 117-126.

Glantz, M. D. (1995). Cognitive therapy with elderly alcoholics. In T. Beresford, & E. Gomberg. (Eds.), Alcohol and aging.. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 211-229.

Glynn, R.J., Bouchard, G.R., LoCastro, J.S., and Hermos, J.A., Changes in alcohol consumption behaviors among men in the Normative Aging Study. Nature and Extent of Alcohol Problems Among the Elderly (G. Maddox, L.N. Robins, and Rosenberg, N., eds.) Research Monograph No. 14 DHHS Publication No. (ADM) 84-1321: 101-116, Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (1984).

Ganry, O., Baudoin, C., Fardellone, P., & Dubreuil, A. (2001). Alcohol consumption by non-institutionalized elderly women: The EPIDOS Study. Public Health, 115(3), 186-191. 

Gomberg, E.S.L., (1980) Drinking and problem drinking among the elderly. Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Gomberg, E.S.L. (1999). Substance abuse in the elderly. In P.J. Ott, R. Tarter, R.T. Ammerman (Eds.), Sourcebook on substance abuse: Etiology, epidemiology, assessment, and treatment. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, Inc., pp. 477-498.

Gomberg, E. S. L. (1995). Older alcoholics: Entry into treatment. In T. Beresford, & E. Gomberg (Eds.), Alcohol and aging (pp. 169-185). New York: Oxford University Press.

Gomberg, E.S.L., & Zucker, R.A. (1998). Substance use and abuse in old age. In I.H. Nordhus, G.R. VandenBos, S. Berg, & P. Fromholt. (Eds.), Clinical geropsychology ,  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, pp. 189-204.

Goodwin, J.S., Sanchez, C.J., Thomas, P., Hunt, C., Garry, P.J., and Goodwin, J.M., Alcohol intake in a healthy elderly population. American Journal of Public Health, 77: 173-177 (1987).

Gordon, M. (1988) Sage Crossing. A treatment program designed for elders. Generations, 12, 82-83.

Graham, K. (1986) Identifying and measuring alcohol abuse among the elderly: Serious problems with existing instrumentation. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 47, 322-326.

Graham, K. and Bois, C. (1997) The complexity of roles in community action projects: The example of the evaluation of "Alternatives". Evaluation and Program Planning, 20, 433-442.

Graham, K., Brett, P.J., and Baron, J. (1997) A harm reduction approach to treating older adults: The clients speak. In P.G. Erickson, D.M. Riley, Y.W. Cheung, and P.A. O’Hare (Eds.) Harm reduction: A new direction for drug policies and programs. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 428-452.

Graham, K.M., Saunders, S.J., Flower, M.C., Timney, C.B., White-Campbell, M., & Pietropaolo, A.Z. (1995). Addictions treatment for older adults: Evaluation of an innovative client-centered approach. New York: Haworth Press.

Granry, O.; Joly, J.-P.; Queval, M.-P.; Dubreuil, A. (2000) Prevalence of alcohol problems among elderly patients in a university hospital. Addiction, 95(1), 107-113.

Gurnack, A.M. (Ed.) (1997) Older adults’ misuse of alcohol, medicines, and other drugs.  NY:  Springer.

Gurnack, A.M., Atkinson, R.M., and Osgood, N. (Eds.) (2001)  Treating alcohol and drug abuse in the elderly.  N.Y.:  Springer Publishing

Gurnack, A.M. and Johnson, W.A. (2002)  Elderly drug use and racial/ethnic populations.  Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 12, 55-71.

Gustafsson, T. M., Isacson, D. G. L., Thorslund, M., & Sorbom, D. (1996). Factors associated with psychotropic drug use among the elderly living at home. The Journal of Applied Gerontology, 15(2), 238-254.

 

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Hartford, J.T. & Samorajski, T. (1982) Alcoholism in the geriatric population. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 30, 18-24.

Hauge, R., & Irgens-Jensen, O. (1987). Age, alcohol consumption and the experiencing of negative consequences of drinking in four Scandinavian countries. British Journal of Addiction, 82, 1101-1110.

Hinrichsen, J. (1984) Toward improving treatment services for alcoholics of advanced age. Alcohol Health and Research World, 8, 31-49.

Hirata, E.S.; Almeida, O.P.; Funari, R.R.; Klein, E.L. (2001) Validity of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) for the detection of alcohol-related problems among male geriatric outpatients. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 9(1): 30-34.

Holian, D.M. (2000). Comprehensive treatment program design for older adults with late onset substance abuse problems. Dissertation Abstracts International, 61(5), 2763 B.

H.R. Report 102-852 (1992) Alcohol abuse and misuse among the elderly. A report by the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health and Long-term Care of the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives.

Hurt, R.D., Finlayson, R.E., Morse, R.M., & Davis, L.J. (1988) Alcoholism in elderly persons: Medical aspects and prognosis of 216 inpatients. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 63, 753-760.

Hwalek, M., & Richter, F. Measuring alcoholism among the elderly. Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco (1983).

 

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Janik, S.W. & Dunham, R.G. (1983) A nationwide examination of the need for specific alcoholism treatment programs for the elderly. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 44, 307-317.

Jennison, K.M. (1992) The impact of stressful life events and social support on drinking among older adults: A general population survey. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 35, 99-123.

Johnson, I. (2000) Alcohol problems in old age: Review of recent epidemiological research. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(7):575-581.

Johnson, I.  (2000) Medications and alcohol in nursing homes. British Journal of Psychiatry, 177:282.

Joseph, C.L. (1997). Misuse of alcohol and drugs in the nursing home. In A.M. Gurnack (Ed.), Older adults’ misuse of alcohol, medicines, and other drugs: Research and practice issues. New York: Springer Publishing Co. Inc., pp. 228-254.

Joseph, C. L. (1995). Alcohol and drug misuse in the nursing home. The International Journal of the Addictions, 30, 1953-1984.

Jung, J. (2000) Age, alcohol, and other drugs. In: J. Jung, Psychology of Alcohol and other Drugs: Research Perspective, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, pp. 186-221.

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Kaempf, G.; O'Donnell, C.; Oslin, D.W. (2000) BRENDA Model: A psychosocial addiction model to identify and treat alcohol disorders in elders. Geriatric Nursing, 20(6):302-304..

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