Women and alcohol in developing countries
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Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
2001
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| author | Ma. Elena Medina |
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| contents | Women and alcohol in developing countries Ma. Elena Medina Medicina gender alcohol developing nations Women around the world seem to be at an important risk ofdeveloping alcohol problems. In most drinking cultures, femalesare expected to abstain or drink less than males and as a consequencethey actually drink less. However when they develop alcoholproblems, they are often more rejected, experience more problemsand hide more their addiction, which in turn difficult early detectionand treatment. Females that do not drink alcohol are also affected intheir social role of mothers or wives of alcohol addicts, whichinclude violence and an increased burden in their role as providers,among others. In spite of these important differences, social andhealth research has traditionally focused on male drinking habitsand problems, and the current measures to study this problem aswell as the prevention and treatment alternatives, have been developeddisregarding the special conditions and needs of females. This paperfocused on the developing nations, describes the physiological,psychological, and socio-cultural gender differences; describes theposition of females and the special way in which they are affectedby alcohol; illustrates gender differences in drinking practices,drinking norms, alcohol related problems and treatment alternatives,and presents some considerations leading to a more comprehensivepolicy. 2001 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58222402 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.2 Vol.24 |
| format | Artículo científico |
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| language | en |
| publishDate | 2001 |
| publisher | Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz |
| spellingShingle | Women and alcohol in developing countries Ma. Elena Medina Medicina gender alcohol developing nations Women and alcohol in developing countries Ma. Elena Medina Medicina gender alcohol developing nations Women around the world seem to be at an important risk ofdeveloping alcohol problems. In most drinking cultures, femalesare expected to abstain or drink less than males and as a consequencethey actually drink less. However when they develop alcoholproblems, they are often more rejected, experience more problemsand hide more their addiction, which in turn difficult early detectionand treatment. Females that do not drink alcohol are also affected intheir social role of mothers or wives of alcohol addicts, whichinclude violence and an increased burden in their role as providers,among others. In spite of these important differences, social andhealth research has traditionally focused on male drinking habitsand problems, and the current measures to study this problem aswell as the prevention and treatment alternatives, have been developeddisregarding the special conditions and needs of females. This paperfocused on the developing nations, describes the physiological,psychological, and socio-cultural gender differences; describes theposition of females and the special way in which they are affectedby alcohol; illustrates gender differences in drinking practices,drinking norms, alcohol related problems and treatment alternatives,and presents some considerations leading to a more comprehensivepolicy. 2001 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58222402 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.2 Vol.24 |
| title | Women and alcohol in developing countries |
| topic | Medicina gender alcohol developing nations |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58222402 |