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Alcoholism and Women

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Editors:
  1. Marc Galanter

    1. New York University School of Medicine, New York

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  2. Henri Begleiter
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  3. Richard Deitrich
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  4. Donald Gallant
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  5. Donald Goodwin
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  6. Edward Gottheil
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  7. Alfonso Paredes
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  8. Marcus Rothschild
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  9. David Thiel
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  10. Helen Edwards
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Part of the book series: Recent Developments in Alcoholism (RDIA, volume 12)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Epidemiology

    1. Overview

      • Mary C. Dufour, Richard K. Fuller
      Pages 3-7

    2. Vulnerability to Alcoholism in Women

      • Shirley Y. Hill
      Pages 9-28

    3. Drinking and Problem Drinking in US Women

      • Sharon C. Wilsnack, Richard W. Wilsnack
      Pages 29-60

    4. Older Women and Alcohol

      • Edith S. Lisansky Gomberg
      Pages 61-79

    5. Violent Victimization among Women with Alcohol Problems

      • Brenda A. Miller, William R. Downs
      Pages 81-101

    6. Women, Alcohol, and Driving

      • Patricia F. Waller, Frederic C. Blow
      Pages 103-123

    7. Employed Women with Alcohol Problems Who Seek Help from Employee Assistance Programs

      • Terry C. Blum, Paul M. Roman, Eileen M. Harwood
      Pages 125-156

  3. Physiology

    1. Overview

      • Richard A. Deitrich
      Pages 159-161

    2. Gender Differences in Alcohol Metabolism

      • Holly R. Thomasson
      Pages 163-179

    3. Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Alcohol Use in Women

      • Shirley Y. Hill
      Pages 181-197

    4. Alcohol Effects on Hormone Levels in Normal Postmenopausal Women and in Postmenopausal Women with Alcohol-Induced Cirrhosis

      • Judith S. Gavaler
      Pages 199-208

    5. Gender Differences in Animal Studies

      • Francine E. Lancaster
      Pages 209-215

    6. Sex Distinctiveness in Effective Genotype

      • Gerald E. McClearn
      Pages 217-221

    7. Sex Differences in Ethanol-Related Behaviors in Genetically Defined Murine Stocks

      • Byron C. Jones, Keith E. Whitfield
      Pages 223-230

    8. Sex Differences in Mesolimbic Dopamine Responses to Ethanol and Relationship to Ethanol Intake in Rats

      • Betty A. Blanchard, Stanley D. Glick
      Pages 231-241

    9. Anxiolytic Effects of Steroid Hormones during the Estrous Cycle

      • Michelle D. Brot, George F. Koob, Karen T. Britton
      Pages 243-259

  4. Behavior and Treatment Issues

    1. Overview

      • Alfonso Paredes
      Pages 263-266

    2. Women, Alcohol, and Sexuality

      • Linda J. Beckman, Kimberly T. Ackerman
      Pages 267-285

    3. Cognitive Psychosocial Performance and Recovery in Female Alcoholics

      • Sara Jo Nixon, Susan Wagner Glenn
      Pages 287-307
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'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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • New York University School of Medicine, New York

    Marc Galanter

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Alcoholism and Women

  • Editors: Marc Galanter, Henri Begleiter, Richard Deitrich, Donald Gallant, Donald Goodwin, Edward Gottheil, Alfonso Paredes, Marcus Rothschild, David Thiel, … Helen Edwards

  • Series Title: Recent Developments in Alcoholism

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b113085

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44921-5Published: 30 April 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-8810-5Published: 28 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-47138-4Published: 11 April 2006

  • Series ISSN: 0738-422X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 472

  • Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Epidemiology

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