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Rehabilitation suchtkranker älterer Patienten

Martin Beutel, Matthias Baumann · Suchttherapie · 2000 · Heft 03 · S. 155-162

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Zeitschrift
Suchttherapie
Autor:innen
Martin Beutel, Matthias Baumann
Ausgabe
Heft 03 / 2000
Jahrgang 1
Seiten
155-162
Erschienen: 2000-01-01 00:00:00
ISSN
1439-9903

Zusammenfassung

Rehabilitation of Elderly Patients with Substance Use Disorders Addiction in the elderly is an often neglected problem. The prejudices concerning the situation of older people and the missing knowledge about therapeutic options led to a nihilistic attitude. The diagnosis of an addictive disorder in the elderly is often difficult to be made because of the similarity to deficits typical for this age. In many cases the problem gains clinical attention when medical complications occur. Late onset alcoholics who start drinking at a later age have a better prognosis. Because of alterations in the physiology of older p…

Schlagworte

Alkohol Alter Late Onset Alltagskompetenz Rehabilitation Alcohol Elderly ADL Suchttherapie