Alcoholic men endorse more DSM-IV withdrawal symptoms than alcoholic women matched in drinking history *.: An article from: Journal of Studies on Alcohol
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From the author: Objective: Given gender differences in alcohol metabolism, drinking patterns and alcohol-related problems, we asked whether men and women recruited for research protocols from treatment programs would meet different subsets of alcohol dependence or withdrawal criteria or differ in current level of functioning. Method: The subjects were 66 men and 62 women meeting DSM-III-R or DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence. Gender differences were tested in frequency counts of criteria endorsed and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores. Results: All seven alcohol dependence criteria were endorsed by 50% of the sample. There were no significant gender differences in frequency of individual criteria endorsed. However, more men than women tended to endorse the withdrawal criterion for alcohol dependence and the tremor criterion for alcohol withdrawal, whereas women had higher GAF scores. When subgroups of men and women were matched on alcohol consumption variables, significantly more men than women endorsed the withdrawal criterion for alcohol dependence and the anxiety criterion for alcohol withdrawal, and women still had significantly higher GAF scores than men. Conclusions: DSM criteria provide a similar characterization of alcohol dependence in male and female research volunteers. Despite this similarity, the DSM criteria were sensitive to gender differences, which can now be challenged with rigorous testing. (J. Stud. Alcohol 64: 375-379, 2003)
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Title: Alcoholic men endorse more DSM-IV withdrawal symptoms than alcoholic women matched in drinking history *.
Author: Anjali Deshmukh
Publication:Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Volume: 64 Issue: 3 Page: 375(5)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the author: Objective: Given gender differences in alcohol metabolism, drinking patterns and alcohol-related problems, we asked whether men and women recruited for research protocols from treatment programs would meet different subsets of alcohol dependence or withdrawal criteria or differ in current level of functioning. Method: The subjects were 66 men and 62 women meeting DSM-III-R or DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence. Gender differences were tested in frequency counts of criteria endorsed and Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scores. Results: All seven alcohol dependence criteria were endorsed by 50% of the sample. There were no significant gender differences in frequency of individual criteria endorsed. However, more men than women tended to endorse the withdrawal criterion for alcohol dependence and the tremor criterion for alcohol withdrawal, whereas women had higher GAF scores. When subgroups of men and women were matched on alcohol consumption variables, significantly more men than women endorsed the withdrawal criterion for alcohol dependence and the anxiety criterion for alcohol withdrawal, and women still had significantly higher GAF scores than men. Conclusions: DSM criteria provide a similar characterization of alcohol dependence in male and female research volunteers. Despite this similarity, the DSM criteria were sensitive to gender differences, which can now be challenged with rigorous testing. (J. Stud. Alcohol 64: 375-379, 2003)
Citation Details
Title: Alcoholic men endorse more DSM-IV withdrawal symptoms than alcoholic women matched in drinking history *.
Author: Anjali Deshmukh
Publication:Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Refereed)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Volume: 64 Issue: 3 Page: 375(5)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
