Recent evidence indicates that the United States is facing a public health crisis of alcohol
misuse and alcohol use disorder (AUD), which has been fueled in part by dramatic rises in …

Aims To review the contemporary evidence reflecting male/female differences in alcohol use
and its consequences along with the biological (sex-related) and psycho-socio-cultural …

The notion of meaningful differences between men and women in many aspects of
substance use disorders is a topic that has received increasing attention over the past …

This paper reviews the literature examining characteristics associated with treatment
outcome in women with substance use disorders. A search of the English language …

Background Very little information is available on the co-occurrence of different personality
disorders (PDs) and alcohol and drug use disorders in the US population. Objective To …

Recent research has shown that women and men differ in substance abuse etiology,
disease progression, and access to treatment for substance abuse. Substance abuse …

The relationships of depression with alcohol and drug use and impairment were examined.
Additional analyses were conducted to examine moderators of these associations. Empirical …

Bowen, S., Witkiewitz, K., Clifasefi, SL, Grow, J., Chawla, N., Hsu, SH, Carroll, HA, Harrop, E.,
Collins, SE, Lustyk, MK, & Larimer, ME (2014). Relative efficacy of mindfulness-based …

This review explores gender differences in relapse and characteristics of relapse events in
alcohol and substance use. For alcohol, relapse rates were similar across gender. Although …

Women are more likely than men to face multiple barriers to accessing substance abuse
treatment and are less likely to seek treatment. Women also tend to seek care in mental …