I. Introduction
1. Thinking Behind Alcohol Consumption in Old Age: Psychological and Sociological Reasons for Drinking in Old Age
Catherine Haighton
II. Epidemiological Perspectives of Alcohol and Aging
2. Understanding Alcohol Consumption Patterns among Older Adults: Continuity and Change
Paul Sacco
3. Alcohol Use and Comorbid Psychiatric and Sub-Syndromal Disorders among Older Adults
Alexis Kuerbis, Rachel Chernick and Daniel S. Gardner
III. Alcohol Effects on Healthy Aging
4. Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease in Aging Populations
Edmond K. Kabagambe and Kenneth Mukamal
5. Cancer, Alcohol and Aging
Christine L. Savage, Deborah S. Finnell and Amanda Choflet
6. Alcohol and Cognition
Brian Downer and Julie B. Boron
7. Alcohol, Injury and Aging
Namkee G. Choi, Diana M. DiNitto, C. Nathan Marti and Bryan Y. Choi
8. Medications, Alcohol and Aging
Patricia W. Slattum and Omar E. Hassan
9. The Intersection of Elder Abuse and Alcohol Misuse
Pamela B. Teaster and Nancy Brossoie
10. Social and Familial Contexts for Drinking among Older Adults
Rachel Chernick and Alexis Kuerbis
IV. Clinical Issues of Alcohol and Aging
11. Screening and Assessment of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Older Adults
Alison A. Moore, Alexis Kuerbis, Paul Sacco, Grace I. Chen and Maristela B. Garcia
12. Treatment of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Older Adults
David W. Oslin and Faika Zanjani
13. Self-Medication with Alcohol: Aging Issues
Sarah L. Canham and Pia M. Mauro
14. Adapting SBIRT for Older Adults
Larry Schonfeld
15. Long-term Care and Alcohol Use
Nicholas Castle, Mary Lindsey Smith and David G. Wolf
16. Drinking, Aging and Global Public Policy
Marjana Martinic and Anna Sheveland
V. Future Directions
17. Future Directions for Aging and Alcohol
Alexis Kuerbis, Alison A. Moore, Paul Sacco and Faika Zanjani