Women and addiction a comprehensive handbook
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 direct...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Guilford Press
c2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798351706719 |
| Summary: | 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; treatme |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (544 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282790391 9786612790393 9781606232392 |
