Alcohol dependence and use of treatment services among women in the community.

Wu, Li-Tzy

Ringwalt, Chris L

2020-02-03T06:24:12Z

2020-02-03T06:24:12Z

2004-10

2020-02-03T06:24:11Z

OBJECTIVE:This study examined the extent and characteristics of alcohol dependence and the perceived need for and use of alcohol treatment services among women compared with men in a nonclinical sample of adults 18-64 years of age. METHOD:Data were drawn from the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. The authors calculated rates and correlates of alcohol dependence and treatment among adult alcohol users in this sample. RESULTS:About 3% of the women in the survey met criteria for DSM-IV alcohol dependence in the previous year. About 13% of these women received alcohol treatment services in the same period. Only 8% of the women who did not receive treatment perceived a need for treatment. Younger women-those who were 18-25 years of age-were more likely to be dependent on alcohol but less likely to perceive a need for treatment or to use treatment services. Among alcohol-dependent women who received no treatment, those with a family income of 75,000 US dollars or more, those who had two or more children living with them, and those who were not dependent on psychotherapeutic medications were less likely to perceive a need for help. CONCLUSIONS:There were no significant differences between men and women in use of treatment services, location of services received, and perceived need for treatment. However, correlates of treatment service use varied somewhat by gender. These findings suggest that the goal of efforts to reduce barriers to alcohol treatment services should be to change people's attitudes toward alcohol abuse and seeking professional help.

161/10/1790

0002-953X

1535-7228

https://hdl.handle.net/10161/20032

eng

American Psychiatric Association Publishing

The American journal of psychiatry

10.1176/appi.ajp.161.10.1790

Humans

Substance-Related Disorders

Alcoholism

Psychotropic Drugs

Health Surveys

Prevalence

Family Characteristics

Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

Age Factors

Comorbidity

Sex Factors

Population Density

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Adolescent

Adult

Middle Aged

Ethnic Groups

Substance Abuse Treatment Centers

Health Services Needs and Demand

Patient Acceptance of Health Care

United States

Female

Alcohol dependence and use of treatment services among women in the community.

Journal article

Wu, Li-Tzy|0000-0002-5909-2259

1790

1797

10

School of Medicine

Duke

Center for Child and Family Policy

Sanford School of Public Policy

Duke Clinical Research Institute

Institutes and Centers

Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

University Institutes and Centers

Institutes and Provost's Academic Units

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Social and Community Psychiatry

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Clinical Science Departments

Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Medicine

Published

161