Recent Developments in Alcoholism: Volume 12: Alcoholism and Women (Recent Developments in Alcoholism)

Overview....Pages 3-7
Vulnerability to Alcoholism in Women....Pages 9-28
Drinking and Problem Drinking in US Women....Pages 29-60
Older Women and Alcohol....Pages 61-79
Violent Victimization among Women with Alcohol Problems....Pages 81-101
Women, Alcohol, and Driving....Pages 103-123
Employed Women with Alcohol Problems Who Seek Help from Employee Assistance Programs....Pages 125-156
Overview....Pages 159-161
Gender Differences in Alcohol Metabolism....Pages 163-179
Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Alcohol Use in Women....Pages 181-197
Alcohol Effects on Hormone Levels in Normal Postmenopausal Women and in Postmenopausal Women with Alcohol-Induced Cirrhosis....Pages 199-208
Gender Differences in Animal Studies....Pages 209-215
Sex Distinctiveness in Effective Genotype....Pages 217-221
Sex Differences in Ethanol-Related Behaviors in Genetically Defined Murine Stocks....Pages 223-230
Sex Differences in Mesolimbic Dopamine Responses to Ethanol and Relationship to Ethanol Intake in Rats....Pages 231-241
Anxiolytic Effects of Steroid Hormones during the Estrous Cycle....Pages 243-259
Overview....Pages 263-266
Women, Alcohol, and Sexuality....Pages 267-285
Cognitive Psychosocial Performance and Recovery in Female Alcoholics....Pages 287-307
The Emergence of Problem-Drinking Women as a Special Population in Need of Treatment....Pages 309-334
Overview....Pages 337-341
Race/Ethnicity and Other Sociocultural Influences on Alcoholism Treatment for Women....Pages 343-367
Patterns of Alcohol Use among Ethnic Minority Adolescent Women....Pages 369-386
Alcoholism in the Family....Pages 387-407
Gender Differences for the Risk of Alcohol-Related Problems in Multiple National Contexts....Pages 409-439