Women, trauma and alcohol dependency : connections and disconnections in alcohol treatment for women

Mulvihill, Deanna L.

Women, trauma and alcohol dependency : connections and disconnections in alcohol treatment for women Deanna L. Mulvihill, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe and Rick Csiernik - Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009 - v, 210 p.

Literature review (1995 - 2008) of interrelationships between Intimate Partner Violence, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol dependency -- Theoretical framework -- Seeking and obtaining help for alcohol dependence by women with post traumatic stress disorder and a history of intimate partner violence -- Connections and disconnections in alcohol treatment

This book is for "any health professional interested in learning about how alcohol-dependent and intimate partner abused women reach out for help to the health community. Based on her many years of experience and exhaustive primary research, Dr Mulvihill shares lessons learned and practical suggestions for providers to help this often overlooked and underserved patient community". The authors examine :relevant related diagnoses and behavioural patterns to highlight warning signs or possible symptoms of distress." (from the back cover)

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ABUSED WOMEN
ALCOHOL ABUSE
DEPRESSION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
LITERATURE REVIEWS
MENTAL HEALTH
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
TREATMENT

616.861 MUL