The clinical course of alcohol-related problems in alcohol dependent and nonalcohol dependent drinking women and men.

Abstract

Overall, the time course of alcohol-related problems for men and women were more similar than different. While there was evidence of a "telescoping" of the time between the onset of problems and treatment for women, the gender differences in ages of onset of events were relatively small. These data support the conclusion that, after considering gender differences in drinking in society, there is little evidence that the natural history of alcohol dependence in women is substantially different than in men.