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FrancoAngeli Journals

Saggi, Studi e Ricerche

N. 68 (2024)

La tossicodipendenza femminile

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3280/mis68-2024oa19057
Inviata
19 dicembre 2024
Pubblicato
20-02-2025

Abstract

Scopo di questo lavoro è di mettere a fuoco l’uso di sostanze e di alcol nel genere femminile, attraverso una valutazione della letteratura, una raccolta di dati clinici di casi in parte degenti presso due strutture residenziali terapeutiche e in parte afferenti ad un servizio ambulatoriale psichiatrico e la descrizione più dettagliata di alcuni tra quelli maggiormente collaboranti.

Le donne dipendenti mostrano spesso comorbilità con disturbi alimentari, disregolazione emotiva e disturbo da stress post-traumatico derivanti da esperienze di abuso sessuale. Verranno discussi in dettaglio tre casi clinici. Sono sempre più pubblicati i dati degli studi condotti tra le donne che soffrono di dipendenza da sostanze, gli autori evidenziano le esigenze specifiche di questo gruppo e le difficoltà che incontrano le donne con problemi di dipendenza. Lo studio attuale mira a identificare le barriere e le esigenze di questa popolazione, sia quando si cerca aiuto che durante il trattamento.

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