Rehabilitation suchtkranker älterer Patienten
Martin Beutel, Matthias Baumann · Suchttherapie · 2000 · Heft 03 · S. 155-162
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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…