Medical Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcoholism

Abstract

This is another in a series of fine textbooks by this team about alcohol and its effects. Editors Mendelson and Mello have assembled a group of highly distinguished authors who synthesize extensive information and refrain from using their chapters as a showcase for their work. The slender volume contains a comprehensive selection of topics. Diagnosis, medical pathology, and treatment are all covered. Chapters are devoted to special populations, including geriatric, fetal, and cultural minorities in the United States. Of special note is the attention to compiling and addressing information pertinent to women. Lex describes the nature of medical, social, and psychological alcohol-related problems in women as well as women's response to treatment. Mello, Mendelson, and Teoh review essentially everything known about the various neuroendocrine effects of alcohol in women of reproductive age. Gavaler reviews work done in understanding the effects of alcohol on estrogens in postmenopausal women. A number of