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The Role of Stress Trauma and Negative Affect in Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder in Women

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About the Course

This article addresses the emerging public health crisis of alcohol misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in the United States, focusing on recent increases in binge drinking, heavy drinking, and AUD prevalence among women. Historically more prevalent in men, AUD rates have risen notably in women over the past decade. The paper explores key psychosocial and psychological factors such as stress, trauma, childhood maltreatment, negative affect, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders, highlighting their differing impacts on alcohol misuse and AUD development in women compared to men. Additionally, it investigates potential biological mechanisms through which these factors, including chronic stress states like depression and anxiety, may contribute to alcohol misuse and AUD onset in women. The article concludes by discussing gaps in current research on sex-specific pathways to AUD and underscores the need for further study to inform effective prevention and treatment strategies tailored to women’s unique experiences and vulnerabilities.

This course is based on the reading online article, The Role of Stress Trauma and Negative Affect in Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder in Women created by Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, MD student et al in 2020.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 1st Edition Aug 2020

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, MD student
Maria is a medical student at Stanford University and a postgraduate researcher at Yale Stress Center. She has had multiple works published in peer reviewed journals.
Rajita Sinha, PhD
Dr. Sinha is the Foundations Fund Endowed Professor in Psychiatry, and Professor in Neuroscience and in Child Study at the Yale University School of Medicine. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Neuroscientist, Deputy Chair of Psychiatry for Psychology and Chief of the Psychology Section in Psychiatry. Her research focuses on stress and trauma and their impact on clinical addiction outcomes in alcohol use disorder, substance use disorders and related conditions. She has had multiple works published in peer reviewed journals.

Course Creator

Allison Brown, LCSW 149014591

Allison Brown holds a BS degree in Criminal Justice with a Psychology focus and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who currently works at a Long-Term Insurance company bringing clinical experience to claim processes. Additionally, she developed and continues to lead the Continuing Education Program for Social Workers and Nurses and often leads complex process improvement projects Prior to this, her primary focus was in mental health and worked in both the outpatient and inpatient settings providing support to adults with mental illness.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe the recent trends indicating a public health crisis of alcohol misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in the United States, with a specific focus on the rising prevalence rates among women compared to men.
  2. 2 Examine the psychosocial and psychological factors such as stress, trauma, childhood maltreatment, negative affect, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders, and their differential roles in contributing to alcohol misuse, binge and heavy drinking, and the development of AUD specifically in women.
  3. 3 Identify the potential biological mechanisms underlying how stressors, traumatic experiences, and chronic stress states (such as depression and anxiety) may influence pathways to alcohol misuse and AUD in women, both centrally and peripherally.

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The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Allison Brown, LCSW 149014591 – No relevant financial relationships.

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There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Course Details

1 CE Hour
Reading Online
Course 103574

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Availability

This course is available until Oct 13th, 2034.

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