Two recent studies using different populations of older individuals with AUDs reported that between 16% and 22% denied multiple alcohol problems as defined by the Fourth Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association (1994) and were drinking at or below Low-Risk levels for at least the prior year (Low-Risk Drinking). In these studies 6% to 36% exceeded Low-Risk Drinking limits but denied experiencing AUD problems (High-Risk Drinking); 38% to 63% reported DSM AUD items the year before follow-up (Problem Drinking); while 9% and 10% reported recent alcohol Abstinence (Gonçalves et al., 2017; McCutcheon et al, 2017).
