Recent Developments in Alcoholism

Alcoholism and Women

Herausgegeben:Galanter, Marc; Galanter, Marc, Herausgeber: Galanter, Marc

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Produktbeschreibung

'Solid, plausible, accurate and loaded with pertinent and highly referenced information regarding clinical and basic research in alcholism among women and ethnic groups...an essential text in the libraries of academicians, teachers, clinicians, researchers, and policy makers. The quality and scope of the work are groundbreaking, and it is convenient to have it all in one source.' -American Journal of Psychiatry Volume 12 highlights the remarkable evolution of alcoholism research during the last few years, focusing on gender in alcohol actions and consequences.

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Produktdetails

• Recent Developments in Alcoholism Nr.12
• Verlag: Springer / Springer US / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-306-44921-5
• 1995.
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1161g
• ISBN-13: 9780306449215
• ISBN-10: 0306449218
• Artikelnr.: 22924069

Inhaltsangabe

Epidemiology.- Overview.- Vulnerability to Alcoholism in Women.- Drinking and Problem Drinking in US Women.- Older Women and Alcohol.- Violent Victimization among Women with Alcohol Problems.- Women, Alcohol, and Driving.- Employed Women with Alcohol Problems Who Seek Help from Employee Assistance Programs.- Physiology.- Overview.- Gender Differences in Alcohol Metabolism.- Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Alcohol Use in Women.- Alcohol Effects on Hormone Levels in Normal Postmenopausal Women and in Postmenopausal Women with Alcohol-Induced Cirrhosis.- Gender Differences in Animal Studies.- Sex Distinctiveness in Effective Genotype.- Sex Differences in Ethanol-Related Behaviors in Genetically Defined Murine Stocks.- Sex Differences in Mesolimbic Dopamine Responses to Ethanol and Relationship to Ethanol Intake in Rats.- Anxiolytic Effects of Steroid Hormones during the Estrous Cycle.- Behavior and Treatment Issues.- Overview.- Women, Alcohol, and Sexuality.- Cognitive Psychosocial Performance and Recovery in Female Alcoholics.- The Emergence of Problem-Drinking Women as a Special Population in Need of Treatment.- Social and Cultural Issues.- Overview.- Race/Ethnicity and Other Sociocultural Influences on Alcoholism Treatment for Women.- Patterns of Alcohol Use among Ethnic Minority Adolescent Women.- Alcoholism in the Family.- Gender Differences for the Risk of Alcohol-Related Problems in Multiple National Contexts.