Older Adult Patients with Both Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders: Prevalence and Health Service Use
Prigerson H, Desai R, Rosenheck R. Older Adult Patients with Both Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders: Prevalence and Health Service Use. Psychiatric Quarterly 2001, 72: 1-18. PMID: 11293198, DOI: 10.1023/a:1004821118214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adult patientsSubstance abuse disordersAdult patientsAbuse disordersService useDual diagnosisSubstance abuse visitsLonger inpatient staysHealth service useMental health careCross-sectional surveyElderly patientsPsychiatric visitsYounger patientsInpatient stayProgram patientsPatientsOlder ageSubstance abuseOlder adultsHealth careRepresentative national sampleContrast groupPrevalenceDiagnosis