Addictive Behaviors in Women

1. Front Matter

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2. Personality and Addiction

   • Deborah L. Haller, Charlene Woodard Motley, Sidney H. Schnoll

   Pages 1-38

3. Why Women Smoke

   • Cynthia S. Pomerleau, Barbara A. Berman, Ellen R. Gritz, Judith L. Marks, Susan Goeters

   Pages 39-70

4. Drugs, Alcohol, and the Dysfunctional Family

   • Barbara C. Wallace

   Pages 71-96

5. Alcohol’s Role in Sexual Assault

   • Antonia Abbey, Lisa Thomson Ross, Donna McDuffie

   Pages 97-123

6. Gender Differences in Biological Markers of Alcohol Use

   • Linda S. LaGrange

   Pages 125-157

7. Peer Support Groups for Women in Treatment and Aftercare

   • Lisa Roth, Patricia James

   Pages 159-175

8. Dieting and Alcohol Use in Women

   • Dean D. Krahn, Blake Gosnell, Candace Kurth

   Pages 177-193

9. Alcohol Effects in Postmenopausal Women

   • Judith S. Gavaler, Elaine R. Rosenblum

   Pages 195-214

10. Effects of Alcohol and Sex Hormones on Host Immune Response in Males and Females

    • Charles J. Grossman, Gary Roselle, Mark Nienaber, Gary Schmitt

    Pages 215-239

11. Women, Recovery Groups, and “Love Addiction”

    • Janice Haaken

    Pages 241-261

12. Sexuality Issues of Chemically Dependent Women

    • Janet M. Teets

    Pages 263-278

13. Women and Substance Abuse

    • Barbara W. Lex

    Pages 279-327

14. Service Needs of Injection Drug Users

    • Diane A. Mathis, Helen A. Navaline, David S. Metzger, Jerome J. Platt

    Pages 329-358

15. Cannabis Use in the General Population

    • Hilde Pape, Torild Hammer, Per Vaglum

    Pages 359-379

16. Effects of Chemical Dependency in Parenting Women

    • Shoni Davis

    Pages 381-413

17. Women and Health-Related Behaviors

    • Michael Windle, Pamela Carlisle-Frank, Limor Azizy, Rebecca C. Windle

    Pages 415-436

18. Effects of Drugs of Abuse on Reproductive Function in Women and Pregnancy

    • Siew K. Teoh, Nancy K. Mello, Jack H. Mendelson

    Pages 437-473

19. Sex Differences in Children of Substance-Abusing Parents

    • Sydney L. Hans

    Pages 475-490

20. A Comparison of Addictive Behaviors Between Homeless Men and Women

    • Myra Q. Elder, Aaron T. Hogue, Thomas E. Shipley Jr., Irving W. Shandler

    Pages 491-520

In Addictive Behaviors in Women, leading experts from psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and social work concisely review the addictive process and the characteristic behaviors of women who are dependent on alcohol and/or drugs. Topics include why women smoke, the role of personality in female addiction, sexuality issues in chemically dependent women, dieting and alcohol use in women, alcohol's role in sexual assault, and the impact of drug abuse on the family and pregnancy.

Addictive Behaviors in Women illuminates the causes and effects of the many lifestyle decisions women make that lead to addiction to drugs, work, sex, gambling, or to any of the many other elective aspects of our lives. It shows how addictive decisions can be avoided and/or treated, thereby making women's lives safer, more productive, and healthier.

• Gender
• Syndrom
• psychiatry
• psychology
• sexuality
• sociology
• syndromes
• women

By focusing on the needs on women this book challenges researchers and clinicians to reevaluate the relevance of current treatment options for women substance misusers...an important contribution to the addiction literature...should find a place on library shelves. .-Addiction

• University of Arizona, Tucson, USA

  Ronald R. Watson

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