Substance Misuse in Older People: an Information Guide
Submitted by Edie
- 22 October 2020
This guide, published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, provides an in depth account of treatment of substance misuse among older adults.
Contents
Part 1
Initial assessment of substance misuse in older people
Psychosocial interventions for substance misuse in older people
Families and carers
Legal, ethical and practical considerations
Part 2
The emergency physical presentation
The emergency psychiatric presentation
Management in the community
Alcohol-related brain damage
Older women and alcohol misuse
Drug–drug interactions in older people
Driving and substance misuse in older people
Conclusions