A gender perspective of addictive disorders

Purpose of review: Substance use disorders (SUD) affect differentially women and men. Although the prevalence has been reported higher in men, those women with addictive disorders present a more vulnerable profile and are less likely to enter treatment than men. The aim of this paper is to present a...

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Autores: Fonseca Casals, Francina, 1972-, Robles-Martínez, María, Tirado Muñoz, Judit, Alías i Ferri, María, Mestre-Pintó, Juan Ignacio, Coratu, Ana Maria, Torrens, Marta
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Addiction
Addictive disorders
Gender
Sex differences
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spelling A gender perspective of addictive disordersFonseca Casals, Francina, 1972-Robles-Martínez, MaríaTirado Muñoz, JuditAlías i Ferri, MaríaMestre-Pintó, Juan IgnacioCoratu, Ana MariaTorrens, MartaAddictionAddictive disordersGenderSex differencesPurpose of review: Substance use disorders (SUD) affect differentially women and men. Although the prevalence has been reported higher in men, those women with addictive disorders present a more vulnerable profile and are less likely to enter treatment than men. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of how sex and gender may influence epidemiology, clinical manifestations, social impact, and the neurobiological basis of these differences of women with SUD, based on human research. Recent findings: The differences in prevalence rates between genders are getting narrower; also, women tend to increase the amount of consumption more rapidly than men, showing an accelerated onset of the SUD (telescoping effect). In respect to clinical features, the most important differences are related to the risk of experience psychiatric comorbidity, the exposure to intimate partner violence, and the associated high risks in sexual and reproductive health; and those who are mothers and addicted to substances are at risk of losing the custody of children accumulating more adverse life events. Some of these differences can be based on neurobiological differences: pharmacokinetic response to substances, sensitivity to gonadal hormones, differences in neurobiological systems as glutamate, endocannabinoids, and genetic differences. Summary: Specific research in women who use drugs is very scarce and treatments are not gender-sensitive oriented. For these reasons, it is important to guarantee access to the appropriate treatment of women who use drugs and a need for a gender perspective in the treatment and research of substance use disorders.Springer20222021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/53316http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00357-9reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglés© Springer The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00357-9.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/533162026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title A gender perspective of addictive disorders
spellingShingle A gender perspective of addictive disorders
Fonseca Casals, Francina, 1972-
Addiction
Addictive disorders
Gender
Sex differences
title_short A gender perspective of addictive disorders
title_full A gender perspective of addictive disorders
title_fullStr A gender perspective of addictive disorders
title_full_unstemmed A gender perspective of addictive disorders
title_sort A gender perspective of addictive disorders
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fonseca Casals, Francina, 1972-
Robles-Martínez, María
Tirado Muñoz, Judit
Alías i Ferri, María
Mestre-Pintó, Juan Ignacio
Coratu, Ana Maria
Torrens, Marta
author Fonseca Casals, Francina, 1972-
author_facet Fonseca Casals, Francina, 1972-
Robles-Martínez, María
Tirado Muñoz, Judit
Alías i Ferri, María
Mestre-Pintó, Juan Ignacio
Coratu, Ana Maria
Torrens, Marta
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author2 Robles-Martínez, María
Tirado Muñoz, Judit
Alías i Ferri, María
Mestre-Pintó, Juan Ignacio
Coratu, Ana Maria
Torrens, Marta
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Addiction
Addictive disorders
Gender
Sex differences
topic Addiction
Addictive disorders
Gender
Sex differences
description Purpose of review: Substance use disorders (SUD) affect differentially women and men. Although the prevalence has been reported higher in men, those women with addictive disorders present a more vulnerable profile and are less likely to enter treatment than men. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of how sex and gender may influence epidemiology, clinical manifestations, social impact, and the neurobiological basis of these differences of women with SUD, based on human research. Recent findings: The differences in prevalence rates between genders are getting narrower; also, women tend to increase the amount of consumption more rapidly than men, showing an accelerated onset of the SUD (telescoping effect). In respect to clinical features, the most important differences are related to the risk of experience psychiatric comorbidity, the exposure to intimate partner violence, and the associated high risks in sexual and reproductive health; and those who are mothers and addicted to substances are at risk of losing the custody of children accumulating more adverse life events. Some of these differences can be based on neurobiological differences: pharmacokinetic response to substances, sensitivity to gonadal hormones, differences in neurobiological systems as glutamate, endocannabinoids, and genetic differences. Summary: Specific research in women who use drugs is very scarce and treatments are not gender-sensitive oriented. For these reasons, it is important to guarantee access to the appropriate treatment of women who use drugs and a need for a gender perspective in the treatment and research of substance use disorders.
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