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| Overview | |
| Substance Abuse across the Lifespan in Women | p. 3 |
| Research Design and Methodology in Studies of Women and Addiction | p. 14 |
| Biological Issues | |
| Neuroactive Gonadal Steroid Hormones and Drug Addiction in Women | p. 35 |
| Stress, Neuroendocrine Response, and Addiction in Women | p. 65 |
| Sex Differences in the Transmission of Substance Use Disorders | p. 84 |
| Sex Dif... MORE | p. 99 |
| Sex Differences in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics | p. 118 |
| Gender, Cognition, and Addiction | p. 133 |
| The Roles of Sex Differences in the Drug Addiction Process | p. 147 |
| Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders | |
| Comorbidity of Substance Use Disorders with Independent Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Women: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions | p. 173 |
| Depression and Substance Use Disorders in Women | p. 193 |
| Gender, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders | p. 209 |
| Co-Occurring Eating and Substance Use Disorders | p. 225 |
| Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Addiction among Women | p. 242 |
| Psychotic Disorders in Women with Substance Abuse | p. 257 |
| Concurrent Personality Disorders and Substance Use Disorders in Women | p. 269 |
| Treatment Outcome | |
| Gender-Specific Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders | p. 289 |
| Treatment Seeking and Utilization among Women with Substance Use Disorders | p. 307 |
| Behavioral Couple Therapy: Partner-Involved Treatment for Substance-Abusing Women | p. 323 |
| Specific Substances | |
| Women, Girls, and Alcohol | p. 341 |
| Treatment of Nicotine Dependence in Women | p. 360 |
| Gender and Prescription Opioid Addiction | p. 379 |
| Women and Marijuana Dependence: Issues and Opportunities | p. 396 |
| Sex Differences in Vulnerability to Stimulant Abuse: A Translational Perspective | p. 407 |
| Special Populations | |
| Adolescent Substance Use and the Role of Gender | p. 421 |
| Substance Use in Pregnancy | p. 432 |
| Ethnic and Cultural Correlates of Addiction among Diverse Women | p. 453 |
| Substance Use Disorders among Sexual-Minority Women | p. 475 |
| Social and Policy Issues | |
| Violence and Victimization among Women with Substance Use Disorders | p. 493 |
| Legal Issues, Addiction, and Gender | p. 500 |
| Index | p. 516 |
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Kathleen T. Brady, MD, PhD, is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in addiction psychiatry. As Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Brady is Director of the Clinical Neuroscience Division, Director of the Women’s Research Center, Director of the General Clinical Research Center, and Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research. Dr. Brady’s research interests are in the areas of drug and alcohol abuse/addiction and comorbid conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder and other anxiety disorders. She has received numerous awards for her research, teaching, and clinical work, and has been listed in Best Doctors in America since 1998.
Sudie E. Back, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the Drug Abuse Research Training program for psychiatry residents at the Medical University of South Carolina. She serves as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on numerous federally funded research projects. Her current research involves prescription opioid dependence, the integrated psychosocial treatment of substance use disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder, and gender. The ultimate aim of this line of research is to improve the treatment of individuals with substance use disorders. Dr. Back also maintains a small clinical practice.
Shelly F. Greenfield, MD, MPH, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Chief Academic Officer and Director of Clinical and Health Services Research and Education, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts. An award-winning researcher, Dr. Greenfield serves as Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on federally funded research focusing on treatment for substance use disorders, gender differences in substance disorders, and health services for substance disorders. She is also Director of the Harvard Medical School/Partners Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship and Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.