Professionals' Perceptions of Drug and Alcohol Abuse among the Elderly.

Brown, B. Bradford

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ERIC Number: EJ274057

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Publication Date: 1982-Dec

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Professionals' Perceptions of Drug and Alcohol Abuse among the Elderly.

Brown, B. Bradford

Gerontologist, v22 n6 p519-24 Dec 1982

Surveyed perceptions of the causes, severity, and treatment of elderly substance abuse as reported by 30 drug-abuse, health care, and social service practitioners. Perceptions differed as a function of both the basic type of services an agency provided and its specific response to older abusers. (Author)

Descriptors: Alcoholism, Delivery Systems, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Etiology, Gerontology, Health Personnel, Health Services, Older Adults, Opinions, Professional Personnel, Social Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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