Alcohol and Aging

Part I. Introduction

1. Thinking Behind Alcohol Consumption in Old Age: Psychological and Sociological Reasons for Drinking in Old Age
Catherine Haighton

Part II. Epidemiological Perspectives of Alcohol and Aging

2. Understanding Alcohol Consumption Patterns among Older Adults: Continuity and Change
Paul Sacco

3. Alcohol Use and Comorbid Psychiatric and Subsyndromal Disorders Among Older Adults
Alexis Kuerbis, Rachel Chernick, Daniel S. Gardner

Part III. Alcohol Effects on Healthy Aging

4. Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease in Aging Populations
Edmond K. Kabagambe, Kenneth J. Mukamal

5. Cancer, Alcohol, and Aging
Christine L. Savage, Deborah S. Finnell, Amanda Choflet

6. Alcohol and Cognition
Brian Downer, Julie B. Boron

7. Alcohol, Injury, and Aging
Namkee G. Choi, Diana M. DiNitto, C. Nathan Marti, Bryan Y. Choi

8. Medications, Alcohol, and Aging
Patricia W. Slattum, Omar E. Hassan

9. The Intersection of Elder Abuse and Alcohol Misuse
Pamela B. Teaster, Nancy Brossoie

10. Social and Familial Contexts for Drinking Among Older Adults
Rachel Chernick, Alexis Kuerbis

Part IV. Clinical Issues of Alcohol and Aging

11. Screening and Assessment of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Older Adults
Alison A. Moore, Alexis Kuerbis, Paul Sacco, Grace I. Chen, Maristela B. Garcia

12. Treatment of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Older Adults
David W. Oslin, Faika Zanjani

13. Self-Medication with Alcohol: Aging Issues
Sarah L. Canham, Pia M. Mauro

14. Adapting SBIRT for Older Adults
Lawrence Schonfeld

15. Long-Term Care and Alcohol Use
Nicholas Castle, Mary Lindsey Smith, David G. Wolf

16. Drinking, Aging, and Global Public Policy
Marjana Martinic, Anna Sheveland

Part V. Future Directions

17. Future Directions for Aging and Alcohol
Alexis Kuerbis, Alison A. Moore, Paul Sacco, Faika Zanjani

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Public Health, General Practice / Family Medicine, Rehabilitation