Substance Use and Older People

by Tony Rao, Ilana Crome, Peter Crome, et al.

Substance use and addiction is an increasing problem amongst older people. The identification of this problem is often more difficult in older patients and is frequently missed, particularly in the primary care context and in emergency departments, but also in a range of medical and psychiatric specialties. Substance Use and Older People shows how to recognise and treat substance problems in older patients. However, it goes well beyond assessment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1119975387
• ISBN13: 9781119975380
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.6"