Alcoholism in the elderly.

[pnwmom]

1. Thank you, enough.

One of the people who replied mentioned the concept of "harm reduction" in treating alcoholics -- a philosophy of caring for alcoholics that doesn't aim for sobriety (but isn't incompatible with it, either).

So I googled that term and found some useful information.

Your post is interesting, too. There IS such a thing as alcohol induced dementia, so I'm sure it's difficult for families and doctors to sort everything out when an alcoholic is developing Alzheimer's disease. Also, my sister today was telling me that people can develop rage and other symptoms like your father's while going through alcohol withdrawal.

Interesting, too, about the Seroquel. I'll put that in the back of my mind.