title: Women and men problem drinkers. Sex differences in patients served by Iowa's Community Alcoholism Centers.
abstract: The development of and recovery from alcoholism was examined in 3132 men and 395 women alcoholics. Drinking by the women was more often a response to crises and emotional stress, while more men gradually drifted into ever greater dependence on alcohol to cope with everyday problems.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003153:Community Health Services; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors