title: [The implications of age at onset of chronic alcoholism--an overview].
abstract: This paper gives a short review about the available literature concerning the impacts of age of alcoholism onset. Empirical studies of the last twenty years have mainly tried to find differences between onset during youth and the middle age. There are only few reports about specific characteristics of patients, who have developed alcoholism in their older age. Biological and psychosocial findings and therapeutic considerations are described. Their account on further research and practical care are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Driessen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Veltrup
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Zur Bedeutung des Alters bei Beginn des chronischen Alkoholismus--Ein Uberblick.