Alcohol withdrawal in the elderly.
The phenomenon of alcohol withdrawal has seldom been studied in subgroups of patients in withdrawal. We developed a rating scale for measuring alcohol withdrawal that we found to be reliable and valid. The scale, when applied to young (ages 21-33, N = 24) and elderly (ages 58-77, N = 26) groups of patients in alcohol withdrawal, indicated that the elderly group initially had a more severe withdrawal for which they received higher doses of chlordiazepoxide.
Liskow
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Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, Ohio 43221.
Rinck
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Campbell
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DeSouza
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002707:Chlordiazepoxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000534:rehabilitation*
D002707:Chlordiazepoxide