Table of Contents : 

I. Overview

1. Substance Abuse across the Lifespan in Women, Monica L. Zilberman

2. Research Design and Methodology in Studies of Women and Addiction, Stephanie Collins Reed and Suzette M. Evans

II. Biological Issues

3. Neuroactive Gonadal Steroid Hormones and Drug Addiction in Women, Jennifer L. Newman and Nancy K. Mello

4. Stress, Neuroendocrine Response, and Addiction in Women, Helen Fox and Rajita Sinha

5. Sex Differences in the Transmission of Substance Use Disorders, Amanda Kalaydjian and Kathleen Ries Merikangas

6. Sex Differences and Neurotransmitter Systems in Addiction, Teresa A. Pigott, Maryann A. Walker, Scott A. Teitelbaum, and Ching-ju Lu

7. Sex Differences in Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, C. Lindsay DeVane

8. Gender, Cognition, and Addiction, Simona Sava, Alexandra McCaffrey, and Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd

9. The Roles of Sex Differences in the Drug Addiction Process, Amanda Elton and Clinton D. Kilts

III. Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders

10. Comorbidity of Substance Use Disorders with Independent Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Women: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, Risë B. Goldstein

11. Depression and Substance Use Disorders in Women, Helen M. Pettinati and Jennifer G. Plebani

12. Gender, Anxiety, and Substance Use Disorders, Kathleen T. Brady and Karen Hartwell

13. Co-Occurring Eating and Substance Use Disorders, Lisa R. Cohen and Susan M. Gordon

14. Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Addiction among Women, Denise Hien

15. Psychotic Disorders in Women with Substance Abuse, Kim-Chi Nguyen and E. Sherwood Brown

16. Concurrent Personality Disorders and Substance Use Disorders in Women, Lisa A. Burckell and Shelley McMain

IV. Treatment Outcome

17. Gender-Specific Treatment for Women with Substance Use Disorders, Shelly F. Greenfield and Sandrine Pirard

18. Treatment Seeking and Utilization among Women with Substance Use Disorders, Christine E. Grella

19. Behavioral Couple Therapy: Partner-Involved Treatment for Substance-Abusing Women, William Fals-Stewart, Wendy K. K. Lam, and Michelle L. Kelley

V. Specific Substances

20. Women, Girls, and Alcohol, Sherry H. Stewart, Dubravka Gavric, and Pamela Collins

21. Treatment of Nicotine Dependence in Women, Kenneth A. Perkins

22. Gender and Prescription Opioid Addiction, Sudie E. Back and Rebecca Payne

23. Women and Marijuana Dependence: Issues and Opportunities, Aimee L. McRae-Clark and Kimber L. Price

24. Sex Differences in Vulnerability to Stimulant Abuse: A Translational Perspective, Wendy J. Lynch, Marc N. Potenza, Kelly P. Cosgrove, and Carolyn M. Mazure

VI. Special Populations

25. Adolescent Substance Use and the Role of Gender, Himanshu P. Upadhyaya and Kevin M. Gray

26. Substance Use in Pregnancy, Chaya Bhuvaneswar and Grace Chang

27. Ethnic and Cultural Correlates of Addiction among Diverse Women, Latoya C. Conner, Charlene E. Le Fauve, and Barbara C. Wallace

28. Substance Use Disorders among Sexual-Minority Women, Thomas W. Irwin

VII. Social and Policy Issues

29. Violence and Victimization among Women with Substance Use Disorders, Angela E. Waldrop

30. Legal Issues, Addiction, and Gender, Rebecca W. Brendel and Matthew F. Soulier