Osgood N J
Postgrad Med. 1987 Mar;81(4):379-84. doi: 10.1080/00325481.1987.11699772.
The many losses and stresses of late life, often accompanied by feelings of loneliness and depression, make the elderly especially vulnerable to alcoholism and suicide. The elderly alcoholic is at significant risk for suicide. The major factors in geriatric alcoholism and suicide are depression (manifested by changes in sleeping and eating patterns, somatic complaints, and apathy), stress and loss, and helplessness and hopelessness. Alcoholism in the elderly can be detected and effectively treated, thus reducing the risk of suicide. Family and friends, physicians, and society all have a role in preventing alcoholism in the elderly.
晚年生活中的诸多损失和压力，常常伴随着孤独感和抑郁情绪，这使得老年人特别容易酗酒和自杀。老年酗酒者有很高的自杀风险。老年酗酒和自杀的主要因素是抑郁（表现为睡眠和饮食模式的改变、躯体不适以及冷漠）、压力和损失，以及无助和绝望。老年人的酗酒问题可以被检测出来并得到有效治疗，从而降低自杀风险。家人和朋友、医生以及社会在预防老年人酗酒方面都发挥着作用。
