{"title":"Screening and diagnosis of \"alcohol abuse and dependence\" in older adults.","authors":"S S DeHart, N G Hoffmann","doi":"10.3109/10826089509071054","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A literature review reveals that research is warranted to improve screening for \"alcohol abuse\" in older adults and women. An examination of diagnostic criteria for \"alcohol abuse dependence\" reveals that older adults provide unique challenges to classification systems. There is a need to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of several new screening instruments for the identification of \"alcohol abuse\" in the elderly. Routine screening of elderly and women presenting in primary care settings should be a priority for researchers and clinicians.</p>","PeriodicalId":76639,"journal":{"name":"The International journal of the addictions","volume":"30 13-14","pages":"1717-47"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1995-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3109/10826089509071054","citationCount":"24","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The International journal of the addictions","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089509071054","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A literature review reveals that research is warranted to improve screening for "alcohol abuse" in older adults and women. An examination of diagnostic criteria for "alcohol abuse dependence" reveals that older adults provide unique challenges to classification systems. There is a need to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of several new screening instruments for the identification of "alcohol abuse" in the elderly. Routine screening of elderly and women presenting in primary care settings should be a priority for researchers and clinicians.
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