Substance Use Disorders in Later Life: A Review and Synthesis of the Literature of an Emerging Public Health Concern
Yarnell S, Li L, MacGrory B, Trevisan L, Kirwin P. Substance Use Disorders in Later Life: A Review and Synthesis of the Literature of an Emerging Public Health Concern. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 28: 226-236. PMID: 31340887, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersPublic health concernOlder individualsUse disordersDrug useOlder personsHealth concernGeriatric psychiatryComprehensive care modelLater lifeIllicit drugsField of geriatricsTreatment modalitiesGeriatric cohortCurrent treatment modelsCare modelMeeting criteriaHealth problemsPsychiatric conditionsSubstance abuseDrug dependencyIllicit substancesDrug abuseDrug habitsPrevious cohort