@article{ref1,
title="Elderly versus younger problem drinker profiles: do they indicate a need for special programs for the elderly?",
journal="Journal of studies on alcohol",
year="1992",
author="Mulford, H. A. and Fitzgerald, J. L.",
volume="53",
number="6",
pages="601-610",
abstract="To address the question, &quot;Do elderly problem drinkers differ from younger ones and therefore might they need special treatment programs?&quot;, the descriptive profiles of a representative sample of older and younger persons arrested for drinking and driving in Iowa were compared. Subjects were interviewed by telephone or mail using a structured, clinical interview schedule that was designed to obtain a comprehensive self-report picture of the role of alcohol in their lives. Younger persons (18-54 years old) were compared with two overlapping elderly age groups (55 and over and 65 and over). The elderly subjects were also dichotomized as &quot;early onset&quot; (at least one problem-drinking indicator occurred prior to age 55) and &quot;late onset&quot; (all problem drinking indicators occurred at age 55 or later). Although there were several statistically significant (p < or = .01) differences between the elderly and younger problem drinkers, there was a much, or more, heterogeneity within the elderly groups as there were differences between the elderly and their younger counterparts. Also, the descriptive profile of these at-large elderly problem drinkers differed, depending on whether their alcohol abuse was early- or late-onset.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0096-882X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}