Rix K J
J R Soc Med. 1982 Mar;75(3):177-80. doi: 10.1177/014107688207500306.
Thirty-one elderly alcoholics diagnosed in the Edinburgh psychiatric service during a 5-month period were interviewed and compared with 30, sex-matched young alcoholics. The two groups were very similar, except in terms of diagnoses of chronic organic brain disease, and the few differences found may reflect age or generational differences. It is suggested that elderly alcoholics, with the exception of those with chronic organic brain disease, may be treated with young alcoholics in general psychiatry and specialist alcoholism services, while those who have chronic organic brain disease may be better treated in a psychogeriatric service.
在5个月内于爱丁堡精神科服务机构确诊的31名老年酗酒者接受了访谈，并与30名年龄匹配的年轻酗酒者进行了比较。除了在慢性器质性脑疾病的诊断方面，两组非常相似，所发现的少数差异可能反映了年龄或代际差异。建议除患有慢性器质性脑疾病的老年酗酒者外，一般精神科和专门的酗酒服务机构可对老年酗酒者与年轻酗酒者进行同样的治疗，而患有慢性器质性脑疾病的老年酗酒者可能在老年精神科服务机构接受治疗会更好。
