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1 online resource (259 pages) |
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Cover; Addictions Treatment for Older Adults; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The Need for Addictions Treatment for the Elderly; Addictions Treatment Issues Pertaining to Older Adults; Chapter 2: The Development of the Community Older Persons Alcohol (COPA) Program; The Course of Treatment for Two COPA Clients; A General Description of the COPA Treatment Approach; Chapter 3: A Typology of COPA Clients; The Need for a Typology of Older Persons Who Have Alcohol Problem; Generating Profiles or ""Types"" Based on Case Studies |
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The Chronic DrinkerOlder Persons Whose Problem Drinking Was in Response to Grief; Older Drinkers Whose Cognitive/Psychiatric Problems Appeared to Contribute to Abusive Drinking; Discussion; Chapter 4: Evaluation Research at COPA: Goals, Methods, and Problems; The Goals of Research at COPA; Methods; Description of Treatment Contacts During the Evaluation Period; Sample Size and Other Characteristics of Clients Who Participated in the Research; Evaluation Issues; The Focus of the Data Analyses; Chapter 5: Literature Review of Factors Related to Drinking Problems Among Older Adults |
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Chapter 7: Problems of Older Alcohol and Drug AbusersHigh Rate of Problems with Physical Health, Emotional Health, Social Isolation, and Inactivity; Moderate to High Problems Among Older Substance Abusers in the Areas of Activities of Daily Living, Marital/Family Relationships, Accommodation, Prescription Drug Use, Nutrition, and Cognitive Functioning; Life Areas Most Affected by Variations in Alcohol Use; Alcohol-Related Problems Associated with Relatively Low Levels of Consumption; Underreporting of Alcohol and Drug Use by Older People; Low Rate of Illicit Drug Use Among Older People |
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Of Existing LiteratureOlder Problem Drinkers Compared to Older People Who Do Not Have Alcohol Problems; Older Problem Drinkers Compared to Younger Problem Drinkers; Descriptions of Older Problem Drinkers in Noncomparative Studies; Discussion; Chapter 6: Problem Areas Identified Among COPA Clients; Overall Ratings of Problems in Each Life Area; Alcohol Consumption and Problems; Drug Use and Problems; Physical Health; Emotional/Mental Health; Activities of Daily Living; Social/Leisure; Nutrition; Economic/Accommodation; Relationship with Spouse; Discussion |
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Chapter 8: Measuring Client Outcomes; Outcome Measures for Each Life Area Based on Monitoring Data; Development of Overall Outcome Scores; Summary; Chapter 9: Outcomes of Treatment at COPA; Overall Outcomes of COPA Clients; Stability of Treatment Outcomes (Comparison to Follow-Up Data from Case Studies); Proportions of Clients Improved in Each Life Area; Relationships Between Improvement Scores Among Life Areas; Discussion; Chapter 10: Variables Associated with Improvement; Literature on Factors Associated with Outcomes Among Older Substance Abusers |
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Here is a detailed description of an innovative approach for treating elderly persons who have alcohol or drug problems. During the past few years there has been growing recognition of the special needs of these individuals. Addictions Treatment for Older Adults describes the evaluation of the Community Older Persons Alcohol (COPA) Program. This book helps readers understand the nature of substance abuse among the elderly, as well as how to identify and intervene with older persons who have alcohol and drug problems, including persons who are reluctant to seek treatment. Addictions T |
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Methodological Issues in Examining Variables Related to Outcomes |
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Older people -- Alcohol use
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Older people -- Drug use
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Alcoholism -- Treatment.
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Drug abuse -- Treatment.
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Drug addiction -- Treatment.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Drug addiction -- Treatment
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Alcoholism -- Treatment
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Drug abuse -- Treatment
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Older people -- Alcohol use
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Older people -- Drug use
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Saunders, Sarah J
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Flower, Margaret C
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Timney, Carol B
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White-Campbell, Marilyn
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Zeidman, Anne
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| ISBN |
9781317822806 |
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1317822803 |
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