2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.08.008
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Sex differences amongst dependent heroin users: Histories, clinical characteristics and predictors of other substance dependence

Abstract: Introduction and aims-To examine differences in the characteristics and histories of male and female dependent heroin users, and in the clinical characteristics associated with multiple substance dependence diagnoses.

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“…Regardless of sample ascertainment and time frame, prevalences of specifi c comorbid disorders differ between men and women in ways that largely resemble patterns in the total population unselected for substance use disorders (SUDs). For example, women are more likely to meet criteria for mood and anxiety disorders, whereas men are more likely to carry diagnoses of antisocial personality disorder (PD), attention-defi cit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and additional SUDs (Abbott et al, 1994;Brooner et al, 1997;Compton et al, 2000;Conway et al, 2006;De Wilde et al, 2007;Helzer et al, 1991;Kessler et al, 1997;Magura et al, 1998;McCance-Katz et al, 1999;Najavits and Lester, 2008;Shand et al, 2011).…”
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“…Regardless of sample ascertainment and time frame, prevalences of specifi c comorbid disorders differ between men and women in ways that largely resemble patterns in the total population unselected for substance use disorders (SUDs). For example, women are more likely to meet criteria for mood and anxiety disorders, whereas men are more likely to carry diagnoses of antisocial personality disorder (PD), attention-defi cit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and additional SUDs (Abbott et al, 1994;Brooner et al, 1997;Compton et al, 2000;Conway et al, 2006;De Wilde et al, 2007;Helzer et al, 1991;Kessler et al, 1997;Magura et al, 1998;McCance-Katz et al, 1999;Najavits and Lester, 2008;Shand et al, 2011).…”
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“…Por su parte, la mujeres de la muestra, igual que las de otros estudios, veían el craving como un problema y refirieron más dificultades para controlar su uso de alcohol y más problemas asociados al consumo (Shand, Degenhardt, Slade, y Nelson, 2011;Thompson y Petrovic, 2009). En nuestro estudio se detecta un mayor porcentaje de hombres que se inyectan.…”
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“…Una extensa gama de investigación apunta a que el entorno familiar es más disfuncional en mujeres con TUS que en hombres (Kopak et al, 2012;Shand et al, 2011). Según nuestro estudio, no hay grandes diferencias en los problemas en el ámbito familiar ni en las puntuaciones de gravedad en esta área, y éstas se encuentran limitadas al contexto de la pareja, donde las mujeres sí presentan más gravedad.…”
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