• Beullens, J., & Aertgeerts, B. (2004). Screening for alcohol abuse and dependence in older people using DSM criteria: A review. Aging & Mental Health, 8(1), 76-82.

• O’Connell, H., Chin, A., Hamilton, F., Cunningham, C. Walsh, J., Coakley, D., et al. (2004). A systematic review of the utility of self-report alcohol screening instruments in the elderly. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 19, 1074-1086.

These articles point out the differences in DSM criteria and the realities of alcohol use among older adults and review studies of commonly used alcohol screening tools including AUDIT, MAST-G, and CAGE. O’Connell and colleagues provide copies of four screening tools as appendices.

• Blow, F., Brower, K., Schulenberg, J., Demo-Dananberg, L., Young, J., & Beresford, T. (1992). The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test–Geriatric Version (MAST-G): A new elderly-specific screening instrument. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 16, 372.

Blow and colleagues describe the development and the use of MAST-G, the most widely recommended screening tool for older adults.

• Simoni-Wastila, L., & Yang, H. (2006). Psychoactive drug abuse in older adults. The American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, 4(4), 380-231.

Simoni and Yang provide an excellent review of misuse and abuse of legal and illegal drugs among older adults.