TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Needs of female outpatients with alcohol use disorder: data from an Italian study
JO  - Alcohol and alcoholism
A1  - Vignoli, Teo
A1  - Staccioli, Maria Caterina
A1  - Salaris, Maristella
A1  - Sanchini, Samantha
A1  - Martino, Elisa
A1  - Rigoli, Lorena
A1  - Salis, Francesco
A1  - Caputo, Fabio
A1  - Fattore, Liana
A1  - Agabio, Roberta
SP  - agae054
EP  - agae054
VL  - 59
IS  - 5
N2  - AIMS: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common mental disorder characterized by sex-gender differences (SGDs). The present study was aimed at evaluating attitudes displayed by Italian AUD treatment services towards investigating the presence of SGDs in their patients and implementing gender-specific treatments for female AUD patients. <br><br>METHODS: Potential SGDs were initially investigated in a sample of AUD outpatients, subsequently followed by a national survey on the adoption of specific interventions for female AUD outpatients. <br><br>RESULTS: The presence of SGDs was confirmed in a sample of 525 (332 men; 193 women) AUD outpatients, including a higher prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders, and episodes of violence and trauma among female AUD outpatients compared to males. Despite the presence of these SGDs, only <20% of a total of 217 Italian AUD treatment services reported the implementation of specific strategies for female AUD outpatients. The majority of services (94%) reported investigating episodes of violence and/or trauma, largely resorting to specific procedures only when these issues were detected. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings confirm the presence of SGDs among AUD outpatients, including a higher prevalence of anxiety and mood disorders and episodes of violence and trauma among females compared with males. However, only a small number of services have adopted a gender medicine approach in AUD treatment. These results underline the urgency of investigating the specific needs of female, male, and non-binary AUD patients in order to personalize and enhance the effectiveness and appeal of AUD treatment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-0414
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agae054
ID  - ref1
ER  -