Unger K B
West J Med. 1988 Dec;149(6):746-50.
Women dependent on alcohol or prescribed or nonprescribed psychoactive drugs present special diagnostic challenges to physicians. Chemical dependency likewise has adverse effects on women who are nonusers through the disease of co-dependency. The natural history of chemical dependency in women includes sex-specific differences in presenting signs and symptoms. Collateral medical history may come from a variety of community sources. Diagnoses may also use sex-specific criteria, with simultaneous diagnoses of chemical dependency and co-dependency considered.
对酒精或处方及非处方精神活性药物有依赖的女性给医生带来了特殊的诊断挑战。药物依赖同样会通过共依赖疾病对非使用者女性产生不良影响。女性药物依赖的自然病史包括在症状和体征表现上的性别差异。间接病史可能来自各种社区来源。诊断也可采用针对性别的标准，同时考虑药物依赖和共依赖的诊断。
