Author/Editor		de Zwart, W
Title		Treatment of women alcoholics, clinical and epidemiological data
Type		članek
Source		Alcoholism
Vol. and No.		Letnik 27, št. 1-2
Publication year		1991
Volume		str. 17-31
Language		eng
Abstract		In the first part of this paper epidemiological data on female problem drinking will be presented. It was concluded that in the Netherlands the percentage of women with alcohol problems has increased during the seventies but stabilized in the eighties. Nowadays one out of every five problem drinkers is a woman. The second part of the article concentrates on data from research in an all women's alcohol clinic. All clients who were admitted to the clinic for treatment in one year (n=69) were included in the research population. Besides, another 29 women had an intake but did not enter treatment. Of this group only intake data were available. Data were collected by structured questionnaires which were not only replied by the clients themselves but also by their therapists and the counselors who gave aftercare. The paper discusses several characteristics of the women at intake and presents the results of follow-up which took place about 4.5 months after discharge from the clinic
Descriptors		ALCOHOLISM HOSPITALIZATION SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ALCOHOL DRINKING NETHERLANDS ADULT MIDDLE AGE