Time & a bottle: the retirement years drive too many elderly to drink, posing a challenge for physicians

Article Abstract:

Alcoholism among the elderly is often difficult to diagnose for several reasons. For example, its symptoms, such as falling, confusion and incontinence, often imitate those of age-related disorders. In addition, physicians may be shocked that an older person has become alcoholic. A study at Johns Hopkins Hospital showed that only 37% of elderly alcoholics were correctly diagnosed; educated white women were most frequently misdiagnosed. However, late-onset alcoholism is often amenable to treatment, and techniques for diagnosing and treating older alcoholics are presented.

Care and treatment, Aged, Elderly, Alcoholism, Alcoholism treatment, Alcohol use

---

Headline hysteria

Article Abstract:

Patients are bombarded by a wide range of frequently contradictory health information published in the media. This information can cause them to overreact by avoiding treatments that they should be taking, sometimes because of a single negative study. Physicians should counter this problem by keeping up on press reports, educating their staff and publishing their own evaluations of new information. In addition, doctors can use the opportunity to offer preventative health advice to patients who are affected by particular studies.

Management, Evaluation, Patient education, Mass media, Health education, Mass media in health education

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: The case against persuasive advertising by health maintenance organizations. The problem with futility
• Abstracts: How to survive the wedding season financially: being a guest is costly; being a bride is worse. Paying for child care
• Abstracts: Supporting Roe or going too far? Hemlock leaders reveal strategy in campaign for suicide aid. Castration for sex offenders: questions arise over effectiveness, appropriateness, ethics
• Abstracts: The prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. The threat to medical records research. Vitamin D-receptor genotypes and bone density
• Abstracts: L.A. story: meet the winner of the Merle Norman beauty makeover contest and trip to Los Angeles! Peggy McPherson

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.