Keywords
Alcoholism treatment, Women, Alcohol use, Female alcoholism prevalence, Gender differences in alcohol dependence, Treatment programs for female alcoholics, Sociocultural influences on women's drinking, Psychological characteristics of alcoholic women
Abstract
Alcoholism is a serious public health problem. There is strong evidence that the rate of alcoholism, especially among women is increasing. Until recently, there has been very little research on alcoholic women. The recent increase in the number of known female alcoholics may be related to the new liberation and freedoms women have gained. While the research literature does not support the notion of a typical female alcoholic personality type, certain recurrent characteristics have been noted. This paper attempts to document the problems which appear to be related to women who become alcoholics and to look at the variety of treatment programs currently available for the female alcoholic.
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Graduation Date
1977
Advisor
McGuire, John M.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Social Sciences
Degree Program
Community Psychology
Format
Pages
56 pages
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
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None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0012842
Subjects
Alcoholism -- Treatment; Women -- Alcohol use; Women alcoholics; Women alcoholics--Psychology; Women--Alcohol use--Treatment; Women--Alcohol use--Social aspects; Alcoholism--Research
STARS Citation
Levine, Sandi Abilock, "Alcoholism in Women" (1977). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 353.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/353
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