Gender Differences in Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Related Outcomes: An Empirical Review

Koinis Aristotelis; Mousouros Alexandros; Mermigkas Konstantinos

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Gender Differences in Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Related Outcomes: An Empirical Review

Koinis Aristotelis, Mousouros Alexandros, Mermigkas Konstantinos

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Received: 9 July 2015 Accepted: 17 July 2015 Published: 20 July 2015

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Abstract

The present empirical review focuses on the gender differences of alcohol consumption and the course of alcohol related outcomes. As epidemiological findings indicate alcohol use and abuse is much higher in males than females. However, there is a “paradox”, women start consuming alcohol much later in life and develop faster adverse alcohol related outcomes than men. Several research findings support this tendency for general pathology and also for brain structure alterations. The purpose of the present study is to give an insight about the course and the outcome of alcohol abuse between genders, by presenting empirical research findings of earlier research (1980s-1990s), and more up to date research (2000s), with the main focus the brain morphological alterations.

Published in	Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care (Volume 1, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.jfmhc.20150101.12
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Alcohol, Gender Differences, Adverse Outcomes

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Koinis Aristotelis, Mousouros Alexandros, Mermigkas Konstantinos. Gender Differences in Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Related Outcomes: An Empirical Review. J Fam Med Health Care. 2015;1(1):4-7. doi: 10.11648/j.jfmhc.20150101.12

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Koinis Aristotelis

Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life, Department of Nursing, Sparta, Greece/ Psychiatric Department, General Hospital of Argolida, University of Peloponnese, Argos, Greece
Mousouros Alexandros

Psychiatric Department, General Hospital of Argolida, Argos, Greece
Mermigkas Konstantinos

Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life, Department of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Sparta, Greece

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Koinis Aristotelis, Mousouros Alexandros, Mermigkas Konstantinos. (2015). Gender Differences in Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Related Outcomes: An Empirical Review. Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care, 1(1), 4-7. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jfmhc.20150101.12

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Koinis Aristotelis; Mousouros Alexandros; Mermigkas Konstantinos. Gender Differences in Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Related Outcomes: An Empirical Review. J. Fam. Med. Health Care 2015, 1(1), 4-7. doi: 10.11648/j.jfmhc.20150101.12

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Koinis Aristotelis, Mousouros Alexandros, Mermigkas Konstantinos. Gender Differences in Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Related Outcomes: An Empirical Review. J Fam Med Health Care. 2015;1(1):4-7. doi: 10.11648/j.jfmhc.20150101.12

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