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; treatment access; and treatment effectiveness. Prevalent substances of abuse are examined, as are issues facing special populations.
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I. Overview
1. Substance Abuse across the Lifespan in Women, Monica L. Zilberman
2. Research Design and Methodology in Studies of Women and Addiction, Stephanie Collins Reed and Suzette M. Evans
II. Biological Issues
3. Neuroactive Gonadal Steroid Hormones and Drug Addiction in Women, Jennifer L. Newman and Nancy K. Mello
4. Stress, Neuroendocrine Response, and Addiction in Women, Helen Fox and Rajita Sinha
5. Sex Differences in the Transmission of Substance Use Disorders, Amanda Kalaydjian and Kathleen Ries Merikangas
6. Sex Differences and Neurotransmitter Systems in Addiction, Teresa A. Pigott, Maryann A. Walker, Scott A. Teitelbaum, and Ching-ju Lu
7. Sex Differences in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, C. Lindsay De Vane
8. Gender, Cognition, and Addiction, Simona Sava, Alexandra Mc Caffrey, and Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd
9. The Roles of Sex Differences in the Drug Addiction Process, Amanda Elton and Clinton D. Kilts
III. Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders
10. Comorbidity of Substance Use Disorders with Independent Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Women: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, Risë B. Goldstein
11. Depression and Substance Use Disorders in Women, Helen M. Pettinati and Jennifer G. Plebani
12. Gender, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders, Kathleen T. Brady and Karen Hartwell
13. Co-Occurring Eating and Substance Use Disorders, Lisa R. Cohen and Susan M. Gordon
14. Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Addiction among Women, Denise Hien
15. Psychotic Disorders in Women with Substance Abuse, Kim-Chi Nguyen and E. Sherwood Brown
16. Concurrent Personality Disorders and Substance Use Disorders in Women, Lisa A. Burckell and Shelley Mc Main
IV. Treatment Outcome
17. Gender-Specific Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders, Shelly F. Greenfield and Sandrine Pirard
18. Treatment Seeking and Utilization among Women with Substance Use Disorders, Christine E. Grella
19. Behavioral Couple Therapy: Partner-Involved Treatment for Substance-Abusing Women, William Fals-Stewart, Wendy K. K. Lam, and Michelle L. Kelley
V. Specific Substances
20. Women, Girls, and Alcohol, Sherry H. Stewart, Dubravka Gavric, and Pamela Collins
21. Treatment of Nicotine Dependence in Women, Kenneth A. Perkins
22. Gender and Prescription Opioid Addiction, Sudie E. Back and Rebecca Payne
23. Women and Marijuana Dependence: Issues and Opportunities, Aimee L. Mc Rae-Clark and Kimber L. Price
24. Sex Differences in Vulnerability to Stimulant Abuse: A Translational Perspective, Wendy J. Lynch, Marc N. Potenza, Kelly P. Cosgrove, and Carolyn M. Mazure
VI. Special Populations
25. Adolescent Substance Use and the Role of Gender, Himanshu P. Upadhyaya and Kevin M. Gray
26. Substance Use in Pregnancy, Chaya Bhuvaneswar and Grace Chang
27. Ethnic and Cultural Correlates of Addiction among Diverse Women, Latoya C. Conner, Charlene E. Le Fauve, and Barbara C. Wallace
28. Substance Use Disorders among Sexual-Minority Women, Thomas W. Irwin
VII. Social and Policy Issues
29. Violence and Victimization among Women with Substance Use Disorders, Angela E. Waldrop
30. Legal Issues, Addiction, and Gender, Rebecca W. Brendel and Matthew F. Soulier
Sobre el autor
Kathleen T. Brady, MD, Ph D, is Distinguished University Professor and Director of the South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her interests include drug and alcohol abuse/addiction and comorbid conditions. A board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Brady leads numerous research projects and served as president of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, a member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and a board member of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence. She has authored over 300 publications; presented at conferences, grand rounds, and symposia; and received numerous awards.
Sudie E. Back, Ph D, a clinical psychologist, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the Drug Abuse Research Training program for psychiatry residents at the Medical University of South Carolina. She serves as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on numerous federally funded research projects. Her current research involves prescription opioid dependence, the integrated psychosocial treatment of substance use disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder, and gender. The ultimate aim of this line of research is to improve the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders. Dr. Back also maintains a small clinical practice.
Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH, is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Chief Academic Officer at Mc Lean Hospital, where she also serves as Chief of the Division of Women’s Mental Health and Director of Clinical and Health Services Research and Education in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program. The Women’s Recovery Group grew out of her extensive research and clinical work in the field of substance use disorders, with a particular focus on women and addiction. Dr. Greenfield has authored more than 125 articles and book chapters. She is Chair of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network gender special interest group and past Chair of the American Psychiatric Association’s Council on Addiction Psychiatry, and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and on the Advisory Committee on Services for Women of the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. A member of the American College of Psychiatrists and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Greenfield is a recipient of the R. Brinkley Smithers Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the A. Clifford Barger Award for Excellence in Mentoring from Harvard Medical School.