TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Elderly versus younger problem drinker profiles: do they indicate a need for special programs for the elderly?
JO  - Journal of studies on alcohol
A1  - Mulford, H. A.
A1  - Fitzgerald, J. L.
SP  - 601
EP  - 610
VL  - 53
IS  - 6
N2  - To address the question, "Do elderly problem drinkers differ from younger ones and therefore might they need special treatment programs?", 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 "early onset" (at least one problem-drinking indicator occurred prior to age 55) and "late onset" (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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-882X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -