Gender differences in social and psychological problems of substance abusers: A comparison to nonsubstance abusers

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-145

  Davis, Diane Rae ^a   DiNitto, Diana M ^b  

^a EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Psychological problems; Social problems; Substance abuse; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0030017662     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1996.10524386     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Babor, T. & Grant, M. 1989. From clinical research to secondary prevention. International collaboration in the development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Alcohol, Health, and Research World 13 (4): 372-74.
2. Babor, T., Stephens, R., Sc Marlatt, G. 1987. Verbal report methods in clinical research on alcoholism: Response bias and its minimization. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 48 (5): 410-24.
3. Beckman, L. & Amaro, H. 1986. Personal and social difficulties faced by women and men entering alcoholism treatment. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 47:135-45.
4. Conte, H.; Plutchnik, R.; Picard, S.; Galanter, M. & Jacoby, J. 1991. Sex differences in personality traits and coping styles of hospitalized alcoholics. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 52 (1): 26-32.
5. Corrigan, E. 1985. Gender differences in alcohol and other drug use. Addictive Behaviors 10:313-17.
6. Covington, S. 1982. Sex and violence: The unmentionables in alcoholism treatment. Paper presented at the National Alcoholism Forum, Washington, D.C.
7. Curlee, J. 1970. A comparison of male and female patients at an alcoholism treatment center. Journal of Psychology 74:239-47.
8. Davis, D. & DiNitto, D. 1994. Gender and drugs: Fact, fiction, and unanswered questions. In: C.A. McNeece
9. DiNitto, D. & Schwab, A. 1991. Substance abuse factors which interfere with entry or reentry into employment. Unpublished research study funded through Interagency Contract 1271 from the Texas Rehabilitation Commission to the University of Texas at Austin with funding from the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
10. DeSoto, C., O'Donnell, W., Allred, L. & Lopes, C. 1985. Symptomatology in alcoholics at various stages of abstinence. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 9 (6): 505-12.
11. DeSoto, C., O’Donnell, W. &. DeSoto, J. 1990. Long-term recovery in alcoholics. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 13 (5): 693-97.
12. Fureman, B., Parikh, G.; Bragg, A. & McLellan, T. 1990. Addiction Severity Index. 5th ed. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania/ Veterans Administration Center for Studies of Addiction.
13. Glatt, M. 1961. Drinking habits of English (middle-class) alcoholics. Acta Psychiatrica Scandanavica 37:88-113.
14. Glenn, S. & Parson, O. 1989. Alcohol abuse and familial alcoholism: Psychosocial correlates in men and women. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 50 (2): 116-27.
15. Gomberg, E. 1987. Shame and guilt issues among women alcoholics. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 5 (2): 139-55.
16. Grissom, G., St Brag, A. 1991. Addiction Severity Index: Experience in the field. International Journal of the Addictions 26 (1): 55-64.
17. Hasin, D.S., Grant, B.F., St Weinflash, J. 1988. Male/female differences in alcohol-related problems: Alcohol rehabilitation patients. International Journal of the Addictions 23:437-48.
18. Hser, Y., Anglin, M., St Booth, M. 1987. Sex differences in addict careers: Addiction. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 13:231— 51.
19. Hurley, D. 1991. Women, alcohol and incest: An analytical review. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 52 (3): 253-68.
20. Institute of Medicine, Division of Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine. 1990. Broadening the Base of Treatment for Alcohol Problems. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
21. John, U. 1987. Alcohol-dependent men and women in detoxification: Some comparisons. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 11 (2): 155-57.
22. Kagle, J. 1987. Women who drink: Changing images, changing realities. Journal of Social Work Education 3:21-28.
23. Kennedy, J. 1983. Analyzing Qualitative Data. New York: Praeger.
24. Knupfer, G. 1982. Problems associated with drunkenness in women: Some research issues. Alcohol and Health Monograph 4: Special Population Issues. DHHS Publ. No. (ADM) 82-1193. Rockville, Maryland: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
25. McLellan, T.; Luborsky, L.; Woody, G. & O’Brien, C. 1980. An improved diagnostic evaluation instrument for substance abuse patients: The Addiction Severity Index. Journal of Nervous and Menial Disease 168:26-33.
26. McLellan, T.; Luborsky, L.; O’Brien, C. & Woody, G. 1985. New data from the Addiction Severity Index: Reliability and validity in three centers. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 172:412-23.
27. Mello, N. 1980. Some behavioral and biological aspects of alcohol problems in women. In: O.J. Kalant (Ed.) Alcohol and Drug Problems in Women: Research Advances in Alcohol and Drug Problems, Vol. 5. New York: Plenum.
28. Morrissey, E.R. & Schuckit, M.A. 1980. Drinking patterns and alcohol-related problems in a population of alcohol detoxification patients: Comparison of males and females. In: M. Galanter (Ed.) Current Alcohol. Vol. 7. New York: Gruen & Stratton.
29. Mulford, H. 1977. Women and men problem drinkers: Sex differences in patients served by Iowa's community alcoholism centers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 38:1624-639.
30. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). 1990. Seventh Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol and Health. Rockville, Maryland: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
31. Nolen-Hoeksema, S. 1990. Sex Differences in Depression. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
32. Olenick, N. & Chalmers, D. 1991. Gender-specific drinking styles in alcoholics and nonalcoholics. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 52 (4): 325-30.
33. Robinson, S.D. 1984. Women and alcohol abuse: Factors involved in successful interventions. International Journal of the Addictions 19:313-20.
34. Roman, P. 1988. Women and Alcohol Use: A Review of the Research Literature. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services;Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, DHHS Pub. No. (ADM) 88-1574. Washington D.C.: U.S. GPO.
35. Ross, H.E. 1989. Alcohol and drug abuse in treated alcoholics: A comparison of men and women. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 13 (6): 810-16.
36. Ross, H.E.; Glaser, F.B., St Stiasney, S. 1988. Sex differences in the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with alcohol and drug problems. British Journal of Addictions 83:1179-192.
37. Saunders, J.; Wadak, A., St Williams, R. 1985. Past experience of advice and treatment for drinking problems of patients with alcoholic liver disease. British Journal of Addictions 80:51-56.
38. Schilit, R. & Gomberg, E. 1987. Social support structures of women in treatment for alcoholism. Health and Social Work Summer: 187-91.
39. Straussner, S. 1985. Alcoholism in women: Current knowledge and implications for treatment Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 2:61—77.
40. Tabachnick, B., St Fidell, L. 1989. Using Multivariate Statistics. 2nd ed. San Francisco: Harper Collins.
41. Vannicelli, M. 1984. Treatment outcome of alcoholic women: The state of the art in relation to sex bias and expectancy effects. In: S. Wilsnack & L. Deckman (Eds.) Alcohol Problems in Women: Antecedents, Consequences, and Intervention. New York: Guilford.
42. Youcha, G. 1986. Women and Alcohol. New York: Crown.