Happy Hours

图书信息

作者	Jersild, Devon
出版社	HarperCollins e-books
ISBN	9780061853180
出版时间	2009-10-01
字数	63.5万
分类	HarperCollins e-books,进口书,外文原版书,法律,政治,宗教

读书简介

Did You Know Female alcoholics are twice as likely to die as male alcoholics in the same age group Women metabolize alcohol differently from men, more quickly developing such physical complications as liver disease, high blood pressure, and hepatitis. A female alcoholic is more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, which may not go away even if she stops drinking. An astonishing four million women in the U.S. meet the diagnostic criteria for abuse or dependence. When a woman drinks, she is five times more likely to be raped. These are just a few of the alarming facts you will learn from this book -- facts every woman needs to know. Mixing cutting-edge research with affecting stories of women who struggle with alcohol problems, Happy Hours challenges our assumptions and expands our awareness of the role alcohol plays in women's lives.

目录

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

Part One: The Impact of Alcohol

Chapter 1. Why Men Can Outdrink Women

Chapter 2. Women and Drinking: A Long Story in Brief

Part Two: On the Job and in Families

Chapter 3. Marriage and Partnerships

Chapter 4. Mothers: A Message Fron the Owl

Chapter 5. Teenage Girls and College Women

Chapter 6. On the Job

Part Three: Take Two at Bedtime: Drinking as Self-Medication

Chapter 7. Love Hunger

Chapter 8. Springs of Sorrow: Drinking at Times of Sorrow

Chapter 9. Stealing Courage From a Turtle's Heart: Sexually Abused Women Fighting Alcohol

Part Four: Women's Path in Recovery

Chapter 10. Doctors Still Don't Get It

Chapter 11. Working with Difference: Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center and African American Family Services

Chapter 12. Recovery: Only Connect

Afterword

Appendix A: Do You Have a Drinking Problem?

Appendix B: Where to Go For Help and Information

Notes

Selected Readings

Searchable Terms

About the author

Praise

Copyright

About the publisher