title: [Women with alcohol problems].
abstract: The article discusses differences between male and female alcoholics with respect to clinical symptoms and biochemical markers. 89% of our study group of female alcoholics had pathological values on Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) and/or gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GT). 82% of the women reported sleep problems and/or had tobacco-stained fingers. Our findings show less marked differences between male and female alcoholics than previously reported. On the other hand, greater differences were found between earlier and later stage female problem drinkers. These differences are important for the development of new instruments for detecting and managing early stage female problem drinkers.
authors.affiliation: Hjellestad-klinikken.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fauske
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haver
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
vernacular_title: Kvinner med alkoholproblemer.