INEBRIETY AMONG WOMEN

Alcoholism among women.

Loneliness among elderly women

Loneliness was found to be a problem for a significant portion of the population, reported more in the women with the exception of older unmarried men. Studies which examine the relationship between loneliness, depression, alcoholism, child abuse, and bereavement are discussed. Studies of the relationship of loneliness with other psychiatric disorders are lacking. There are data relating loneli...

Alcohol consumption among women.

Alcohol (ethanol) consumption in pregnancy is the etiology of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a leading cause of congenital disability worldwide. Hence, any attempt to prevent or manage FASD must start from comprehensive understanding of alcohol consumption by women in general, and by women of reproductive years in particular. This review presents and synthesizes studies conducted world...

Self-Esteem among Druze Women

This review discusses the issue of self-esteem among Druze women in Israel in light of the challenges faced by the passage from traditional to modern society. It explores how gender roles, cultural dimensions, family structure, education and appearance influence women’s self-esteem. Druze women are breaking the traditional boundaries, while at the same time protecting those boundaries and doing...

Perimenstrual Discomforts among College Women

The purpose of this study was to examine perimenstrual discomforts among college women. As a cross-sectional study, a questionnaire survey was conducted in S university and an investigation carried out by a structured survey of 233 college women. The results are as follows: The mean score of perimenstrual discomforts was 2.51±0.80 (range: 1.00~4.26). The mean score of subcategories of perimenst...