Substance Use in Older Adults

Art Walaszek
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
356 pages
ISBN 9781615375073
March 2024

Readers will find guidance on safe prescribing practices for older patients, as well as an examination of the cultural and ethical issues that may arise when working with this patient population. Full of case examples that illustrate key points in clinical practice, this book also features numerous tables with information on comorbidities, screening frameworks, and interventions for specific substances; stigma-reducing language; the pharmacological implications of physiological changes in older adults; and more.