title: Alcoholism in the elderly. A serious but solvable problem.
abstract: Alcoholism is a more common problem in the elderly than has been recognized. Manifestations are more subtle than in younger alcoholics, and problems are primarily social rather than medical. Treatment approaches directed at the psychosocial stresses associated with aging are the most successful. The principles of the therapeutic community have also been effective in eliminating alcoholism and other behavioral disorders in elderly alcoholics.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D013808:Therapeutic Community