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Alcohol abuse among women: a review with a gender perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

J. Gonçalves Cerejeira ,
I. Santos Carrasco ,
C. Vallecillo Adame ,
C. De Andrés Lobo ,
T. Jiménez Aparicio ,
M. Queipo De Llano De La Viuda ,
A. Gonzaga Ramírez  and
G. Guerra Valera
J. Gonçalves Cerejeira*
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
I. Santos Carrasco
Affiliation:
Clinical Hospital of Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
C. Vallecillo Adame
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
C. De Andrés Lobo
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psiquiatría, VALLADOLID, Spain
T. Jiménez Aparicio
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario, Psiquiatría, Valladolid, Spain
M. Queipo De Llano De La Viuda
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
A. Gonzaga Ramírez
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
G. Guerra Valera
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Psychiatry, Valladolid, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The harmful use of alcohol is an important risk factor for the health of the population around the world. The incidence of alcohol dependence in women is increasing and both its consumption pattern and its consequences have unique characteristics.

Objectives

To present a literature review focused on alcohol use disorder with a gender perspective.

Methods

Literature review.

Results

- Women use to start using alcohol sooner than men and this seems to be a risk factor to become addicted. - Due to physiological and psychological factors women experience more negative health effects from excessive alcohol use than men and it occurs at lower levels of use. - Psychiatric comorbidity associated with alcohol abuse such as anxiety and depression is more common in women and this in turn worsens the alcohol use disorder. - Alcohol consumption increases the vulnerability of women on several levels, including an increased risk of physical abuse.

Conclusions

Alcohol abuse among women deserves special attention and a specific intervention focused on the gender perspective.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

alcohol abusewomen
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S820
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