September 3, 2021

How Do You Effectively Evaluate the Elderly for Alcohol Use Disorder? – 09/03/2021

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine- One Minute Consult

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?myncbishare=dukemlib&dr=abstract&otool=dukemlib&term=34341027

This is commonly missed, in part because we are not aware of how common this is, and also because providers might be embarrassed to screen for this. Check out the Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening test-geriatric version that might help to properly screen for this problem.

09/03/2021