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September 16, 2025European PsychiatryOpen Access

Westernisation of Alcohol Consumption in Women: A Rapid Pathway to Dependence and Increased Detoxification Service Use

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ÂFÂngela P. FerreiraUniversidade do PortoIPI. PereiraUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisMCMiguel CameiraUniversidade do Porto

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Overview

Retrospective analysis reveals faster alcohol dependence progression in women using detoxification services, indicating gender-specific trends.

Key Points

  • Women show a more rapid progression to alcohol dependence, implying the need for targeted interventions.
  • Among 360 patients, 29.7% of readmissions were women, highlighting gender disparities in treatment needs.
  • Psychiatric comorbidities are more prevalent in women, suggesting complex treatment requirements.
  • Women, despite being a minority of readmissions, exceeded the expected prevalence rates for alcohol use disorder.

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Ferreira et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d4507d31b076d99fa57f92https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.946
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