Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Absolute Geriatric Psychiatry Review

  • 619 Accesses

Abstract

In this chapter, we review important aspects of diagnosing substance use disorders in late-life using DSM-5 criteria. In addition, we also review the epidemiology, etiologies, and clinical courses of substance use disorders in the older adult population.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
eBook
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Further Reading

  • American Psychiatric Association. Cannabis-related disorders. In: Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 5th ed. Arlington: American Psychiatric Publishing, a division of American Psychiatric Association; 2013. p. 509–16.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Arts NJ, Walvoort SJ, Kessels RP. Korsakoff’s syndrome: a critical review. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2017;13:2875–90.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Barry KL, Blow FC, Oslin DW. Substance abuse in older adults: review and recommendations for education and practice in medical settings. Subst Abus. 2002;23(3 Suppl):105–31.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bartels SJ, Coakley EH, Zubritsky C, et al. Improving access to geriatric mental health services: a randomized trial comparing treatment engagement with integrated versus enhanced referral care for depression, anxiety, and at-risk alcohol use. Am J Psychiatry. 2004;161(8):1455–62.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Blazer DG, Wu LT. Patterns of tobacco use and tobacco-related psychiatric morbidity and substance use among middle-aged and older adults in the United States. Aging Ment Health. 2012;16(3):296–304.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Culberson JW, Ziska M. Prescription drug misuse/abuse in the elderly. Geriatrics. 2008;63(9):22–31.

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Huhn AS, Strain EC, Tompkins DA, et al. A hidden aspect of the U.S. opioid crisis: rise in first-time treatment admissions for older adults with opioid use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018;193:142–7.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ilgen MA, Bohnert AS, Ignacio RV, et al. Psychiatric diagnoses and risk of suicide in veterans. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2010;67(11):1152–8.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kuerbis A, Sacco P, Blazer DG, Moore AA. Substance abuse among older adults. Clin Geriatr Med. 2014;30(3):629–54.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mason BJ, Heyser CJ. Acamprosate: a prototypic neuromodulator in the treatment of alcohol dependence. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2010;9(1):23–32.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Mirijello A, D'Angelo C, Ferrulli A, et al. Identification and management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Drugs. 2015;75(4):353–65.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Moore AA, Whiteman EJ, Ward KT. Risks of combined alcohol/medication use in older adults. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2007;5(1):64–74.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Moore AA, Karno MP, Grella CE, et al. Alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical drug use in older U.S. Adults: data from the 2001/02 national epidemiologic survey of alcohol and related conditions. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009;57(12):2275–81.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Oslin D, Liberto JG, O’Brien J, et al. Naltrexone as an adjunctive treatment for older patients with alcohol dependence. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1997;5(4):324–32.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Peterson K. Biomarkers for alcohol use and abuse–a summary. Alcohol Res Health. 2004-2005;28(1):30–7.

    PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Regier DA, Farmer ME, Rae DS, et al. Comorbidity of mental disorders with alcohol and other drug abuse. Results from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Study. JAMA. 1990;264(19):2511–8.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Simoni-Wastila L, Yang HK. Psychoactive drug abuse in older adults. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4(4):380–94.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Substance Abuse Among Older Adults. Center for substance abuse treatment. source. Rockville: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 1998. Report No.: (SMA) 98-3179.

    Google Scholar 

  • Tuithof M, ten Have M, van den Brink W, et al. Alcohol consumption and symptoms as predictors for relapse of DSM-5 alcohol use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014;140:85–91.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Tyburski EM, Sokolowski A, Samochowiec J, et al. New diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorders and novel treatment approaches – 2014 update. Arch Med Sci. 2014;10(6):1191–7.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • van Beek JHDA, de Moor MHM, Geels LM, et al. The association of alcohol intake with γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) levels: evidence for correlated genetic effects. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014;134:99–105.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wu L-T, Blazer DG. Substance use disorders and psychiatric comorbidity in mid and later life: a review. Int J Epidemiol. 2014;43(2):304–17.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Xu W, Wang H, Wan Y, et al. Alcohol consumption and dementia risk: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. Eur J Epidemiol. 2017;32(1):31–42.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yarnell S, Li L, MacGrory B, Trevisan L, et al. Substance use disorders in later life: a review and synthesis of the literature of an emerging public health concern. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020;28(2):226–36.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Juan Young

Authors
  1. Juan Young
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Rajesh Tampi

  2. Behavioral Health Advisory Group, Princeton, NJ, USA

    Deena Tampi

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Juan Young

  4. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Rakin Hoq

  5. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH, USA

    Kyle Resnick

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2021 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Young, J. (2021). Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders. In: Tampi, R., Tampi, D., Young, J., Hoq, R., Resnick, K. (eds) Absolute Geriatric Psychiatry Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58663-8_14

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58663-8_14

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-58662-1

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-58663-8

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation