Geriatric alcohol use disorder: a review for primary care physicians

Tanner J Bommersbach; Maria I Lapid; Teresa A Rummans; Robert M Morse

doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.03.012

Geriatric alcohol use disorder: a review for primary care physicians

Mayo Clin Proc. 2015 May;90(5):659-66. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.03.012.

Authors

Tanner J Bommersbach¹, Maria I Lapid², Teresa A Rummans³, Robert M Morse³

Affiliations

¹ Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
² Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

PMID: 25939937
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.03.012

Abstract

Alcohol use disorder in the geriatric population is a growing public health problem that is likely to continue to increase as the baby boomer generation ages. Primary care providers play a critical role in the recognition and management of these disorders. This concise review will focus on the prevalence, risk factors, screening, and clinical management of geriatric alcohol use disorder from a primary care perspective.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Alcoholism* / complications
Alcoholism* / diagnosis
Alcoholism* / etiology
Alcoholism* / therapy
Cognition Disorders / etiology
Humans
Physicians, Primary Care
Primary Health Care*
Risk Factors
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