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- Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry
- College Seminars Series
- Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note
- Chapter 1 Healthy Ageing
- Chapter 2 Clinical Assessment
- Chapter 3 Cognitive Assessment
- Chapter 4 Imaging
- Chapter 5 Delirium
- Chapter 6 Alzheimer’s Disease
- Chapter 7 Vascular Dementia
- Chapter 8 Dementia with Lewy Bodies
- Chapter 9 Frontotemporal Dementia
- Chapter 10 Depression
- Chapter 11 Bipolar Disorder
- Chapter 12 Psychosis
- Chapter 13 Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 14 Drug and Alcohol Misuse
- Chapter 15 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 16 Medications
- Chapter 17 Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neurostimulation
- Chapter 18 Psychological Therapies
- Chapter 19 Role of an Old Age Psychiatrist
- Chapter 20 Consultation-Liaison
- Chapter 21 Palliative Care
- Chapter 22 Care Homes
- Chapter 23 Carers
- Chapter 24 Law, Capacity and Ethics
- Chapter 25 Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Chapter 26 Clinical Scenarios
- Index
- References
Chapter 14 - Drug and Alcohol Misuse
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 June 2019
- Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry
- College Seminars Series
- Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note
- Chapter 1 Healthy Ageing
- Chapter 2 Clinical Assessment
- Chapter 3 Cognitive Assessment
- Chapter 4 Imaging
- Chapter 5 Delirium
- Chapter 6 Alzheimer’s Disease
- Chapter 7 Vascular Dementia
- Chapter 8 Dementia with Lewy Bodies
- Chapter 9 Frontotemporal Dementia
- Chapter 10 Depression
- Chapter 11 Bipolar Disorder
- Chapter 12 Psychosis
- Chapter 13 Anxiety Disorders
- Chapter 14 Drug and Alcohol Misuse
- Chapter 15 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Chapter 16 Medications
- Chapter 17 Electroconvulsive Therapy and Neurostimulation
- Chapter 18 Psychological Therapies
- Chapter 19 Role of an Old Age Psychiatrist
- Chapter 20 Consultation-Liaison
- Chapter 21 Palliative Care
- Chapter 22 Care Homes
- Chapter 23 Carers
- Chapter 24 Law, Capacity and Ethics
- Chapter 25 Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Chapter 26 Clinical Scenarios
- Index
- References
Summary
Older people in the ‘baby boomer’ generation born between 1946 and 1964 now represent the age group with the fastest-rising rate of drug and alcohol misuse in developed countries [1]. The proportion of older people in the United Kingdom is also rising. In 2016, 18% of the UK population were aged 65 and over. Increased longevity coupled with rising alcohol and drug misuse in older people is likely to have an impact on both public health and service provision.
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- Seminars in Old Age Psychiatry , pp. 153 - 164Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019