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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783099503321

Titolo

Women and addiction [[electronic resource] ] : a comprehensive handbook / / edited by Kathleen T. Brady, Sudie E. Back, and Shelly F. Greenfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-79039-0

9786612790393

1-60623-239-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (544 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BackSudie E

BradyKathleen <1952->

GreenfieldShelly F

Disciplina

616.860082

Soggetti

Women drug addicts

Women - Substance use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Chapter 24; Chapter 25; Chapter 26; Chapter 27; Chapter 28; Chapter 29; Chapter 30; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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; treatme