A Comparison of Male and Female Patients at an Alcoholism Treatment Center

Curlee, Joan

doi:10.1080/00223980.1970.9923735

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“…Because women alcoholics bear a higher proportion of gynecological disorders than do non-alcoholic women (Curlee, 1970;Gomberg, 1981;Kinsey, 1966;Wilsnack, 1978) some researchers propose that liquor may alleviate physical and mental symptoms related to menstruation. In addition, a great many female alcoholics report that they have been sexually abused.…”

Section: Profile Of the Female Alcoholicmentioning

confidence: 97%

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The recovering female alcoholic: A family affair

Rolls

1995

Contemp Fam Ther

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ABSTRACT" Supported by a review of relevant literature and a case study, the author argues that family therapy intervention enhances the likelihood of a female alcoholic's positive prognosis. With a basis in systems theory, family therapy views the family as a system and, hence, perceives the alcoholism as a symptom of that family. A profile of the female alcoholic, how her drinking affects her family, and the rote that family therapy plays in the recovery process are examined.KEY WORDS: alcoholism; family therapy; women.It is generally accepted that female alcoholics vary substantially from their male counterparts (Annis & Leban, 1980; Curlee, 1979;Gomberg, 1981Gomberg, , 1987Gomberg, Nelson, & Hatchett, 1991;Olenick & Chalmers, 1991;Smart, 1979; Sorell, Silvia & Busch-Rossnagel, 1993;Vannicelli, 1984). Given that women alcoholics have a distinct etiology and suffer differently than men alcoholics, it follows that these variations should be reflected in treatment programs.For instance, the distress exerted by alcoholic wives or mothers from their central familial positions has profound significance for both the recovering alcoholic and the family members. Because a women's sense of self and her role in the family are inextricably linked, and because alcoholic women, particularly mothers, suffer extreme guilt for their drunken actions, it seems plausible that family therapy would aid in the recovery process. With its basis in systems Judith A. Rolls, PhD, is an associate professor of communication with the Department

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Section: Profile Of the Female Alcoholicmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…For instance, they generally begin drinking later than their male counterparts but reach problem drinking more quickly (Curlee, 1970;Gomberg, 1981;Lester, 1982;Smart, 1979). Often the onset of problem drinking is precipitated by some specific event (Gomberg, 1981).…”

Section: Profile Of the Female Alcoholicmentioning

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The recovering female alcoholic: A family affair

Rolls

1995

Contemp Fam Ther

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“…Deux-tiers des femmes admises à l'hôpital St-Charles consomment à la fois de l'alcool et des drogues prescrites (13% seulement des hommes sont Pour comprendre cette dynamique, il nous faut d'abord reconnaître que l'alcoolisme des femmes, plus que celui des hommes, est l'objet d'une stigmatisation sociale (Lisanski, 1957;Curlee, 1970;Gomberg, 1967b;Rostand, 1976). En effet, même si les rôles traditionnels des femmes et des hommes évoluent et que l'écart entre les sexes s'amenuise, les attitudes de désapprobation à l'égard des femmes alcooliques ne semblent pas avoir changé (Gomberg, 1976a).…”

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Les femmes et leurs habitudes de consommation de drogues

Nadeau¹

2006

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“…Yet there appears to be a widespread belief among some professionals that women alcoholics show more psychopathology and maladjustment or are more "abnormal" than are alcoholic men (Johnson, M.W., 1965;Johnson et al, 1966). Since excessive drinking is more of a social taboo among women, the argument goes, only greater pathology would elicit its expression (Curlee, J., 1970).…”

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Brain damage and neuropsyochological impairment in female and male alcoholics and implications for their offspring

Mützell

1994

Early Child Development and Care

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Matched pairs of 40 male and 40 female alcoholic inpatients living in Stockholm were examined and found to fulfill the alcoholism criteria of DSM-III-R. They comprised 40 matched pairs of men and women consecutively admitted to the Karolinska Alcohol Clinic and staying at least one week for treatment. The examination included a general medical examination, a psychiatric and social history, blood tests, ECG, computed tomography of the brain and neuropsychological testing. The subjects' and their families' possibilities of creating a good upbringing environment and their own and their children's childhood were studied.The alcoholics and their offspring were followed from the registers of the child welfare committees, temperance boards, social service departments, the Social Insurance Office and the Medical Information System of the Medical Services Board of Stockholm County Council.The children of the female alcoholics had, during their childhood, more often had contact with an educational welfare officer, a psychologist or a physician for various problems and also had a significantly higher rate of registration in the children's welfare committee registers than children of male alcoholics. The male alcoholics more often came from broken homes. 29% of the female and 32% of the male alcoholics had been fostered by their biological mother alone or by grandparents until 16 years of age. 51% of the women and 39% of the men had an alcohol-abusing mother and father during childhood. Signs of social maladjustment and having been under the care of a child welfare committee were recorded in 32% and 24% respectively of the male alcoholics and 20% and 12% of the females.62% of the male alcoholics and 30% of the females showed cortical atrophy. Signs of neuropsychological impairment were present in 35% of the females but only 16% of the males.It is concluded that female and male alcoholics resemble each other and that they both have a disturbed childhood and that female alcoholics more often have an alcohol and drug-abusing parent, nervous problems in the parents, attempted suicide by a parent and serious schisms in the family than male alcoholics.

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A Comparison of Male and Female Patients at an Alcoholism Treatment Center

Cited by 115 publications

References 6 publications

The recovering female alcoholic: A family affair

The recovering female alcoholic: A family affair

Les femmes et leurs habitudes de consommation de drogues

Brain damage and neuropsyochological impairment in female and male alcoholics and implications for their offspring

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