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Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association; Yank D. Coble, Jr, MD; Ronald M. Davis, MD; C. Alvin Head, MD; John P. Howe III, MD; Mitchell S. Karlan, MD; William R. Kennedy, MD; Patricia Joy Numann, MD; Monique A. Spillman; W. Douglas Skelton, MD; Richard M. Steinhilber, MD; Jack P. Strong, MD; Henry N. Wagner, Jr, MD; Jerod M. Loeb, PhD; Robert C. Rinaldi, PhD; Emanuel M. Steindler, MS; Roland M. Atkinson, MD; Thomas P. Beresford, MD; James Campbell, MD; Richard E. Finlayson, MD; Edith S. Lisansky Gomberg, PhD; Abdu Kadri, MD; David L. Spencer, MD

JAMA. 1996;275(10):797-801.

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ATTITUDES toward alcoholism and the elderly on the part of the patient, the physician, and the family can be formidable obstacles to identification, diagnosis, and treatment. Differentiating between alcoholism and other psychiatric disorders is often required because of the frequent occurrence of the latter in elderly problem drinkers, particularly those who are hospitalized. The medical consequences of prolonged or heavy alcohol use can be severe in the older patient and often require immediate attention and acute care. Physicians need to become more active in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems in the elderly.

In 1979, the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Scientific Affairs endorsed guidelines for the treatment of alcoholism and urged physicians to equip themselves at least to make a diagnosis and refer alcoholic patients for treatment.¹ In the nearly two decades since then, physicians have become increasingly aware that alcoholism is a . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
(Chair), Jacksonville, Fla; Lansing, Mich; (Resident Representative), Boston, Mass; San Antonio, Tex; Beverly Hills, Calif; Minneapolis, Minn; Syracuse, NY; (Medical Student Representative), Dallas, Tex; Macon, Ga; Cleveland, Ohio; New Orleans, La; Baltimore, Md. Council on Scientific Affairs Staff; (chairman), Portland, Ore; Denver, Colo; Cleveland, Ohio; Rochester, Minn; Ann Arbor, Mich; San Antonio, Tex; Springfield, Ill

From the Group on Science, Technology, and Public Health Standards, Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, Chicago, Ill.

Footnotes
The recommendations of Report 1 of the Council on Scientific Affairs were adopted at the December 1993 House of Delegates Meeting and the remainder of the report was filed.

This report is not intended to be construed or to serve as a standard of medical care. Standards of medical care are determined on the basis of all the facts and circumstances involved in an individual case and are subject to change as scientific knowledge and technology advance and patterns of practice evolve. This report reflects the scientific literature as of December 1995.

Reprint requests to the Group on Science, Technology, and Public Health, Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, 515 N State St, Chicago, IL 60610 (James R. Allen, MD, MPH).

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