Women and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook

Women and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook
ISBN-10
160623403X
ISBN-13
9781606234037
Category
Psychology
Pages
526
Language
English
Published
2009-04-02
Publisher
Guilford Press
Authors
Sudie E. Back, Kathleen T. Brady, Shelly F. Greenfield

Description

For many years, addiction research focused almost exclusively on men. Yet scientific awareness of sex and gender differences in substance use disorders has grown tremendously in recent decades. This volume brings together leading authorities to review the state of the science and identify key directions for research and clinical practice. Concise, focused chapters illuminate how biological and psychosocial factors influence the etiology and epidemiology of substance use disorders in women; their clinical presentation, course, and psychiatric comorbidities; treatment access; and treatment effectiveness. Prevalent substances of abuse are examined, as are issues facing special populations.

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