Clinical Training: Special Issues in Aging

Drs. Tamara L. Wall and Daniel D. Sewell

Describe how the use and effects of alcohol differ in people of different ages; Assess alcohol use in older people and recommend appropriate treatment; State the myths associated sexual activity among older individuals; Discuss sex comfortably in patients, especially older couples; and Discuss the ways in which dementia in one partner can affect the sexual intimacy of couples.