Your older adult client has admitted himself for treatment of alcohol dependency.In implementing care,you draw upon your knowledge about alcohol and aging that:

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Substance abuse in older adults is frequently a coping mechanism to deal with loss,anxiety,or depression.There is no evidence about the success or lack of success of treatment programs for older adults,because they have not been adequately investigated.Health care providers often do not identify alcoholism in older adults,which is due in part to poor symptom recognition and lack of knowledge about age-appropriate instruments for assessing alcohol abuse in older adults.Older men are four times more likely to abuse alcohol than older women.

Your Older Adult Client Has Admitted Himself for Treatment of Alcohol