Crossing the invisible line: exploring women's secretive alcohol dependence and barriers to accessing treatment
SOURCE: Journal of Psychology in Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): L.J.Jacobs, A.Naidoo, P.Reddy
KEYWORDS: ALCOHOL USE, DRINKING BEHAVIOUR, DRINKING BEHAVIOUR, WOMEN
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7490
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3193
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3193
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): L.J.Jacobs, A.Naidoo, P.Reddy
KEYWORDS: ALCOHOL USE, DRINKING BEHAVIOUR, DRINKING BEHAVIOUR, WOMEN
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 7490
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/3193
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/3193
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Abstract
This study explores the discursive accounts of women's alcohol dependence, treatment history and barriers in accessing alcohol dependence treatment. Participants were 10 women with alcohol dependency (age range=30 to 65, ethnicity= 70% White and 30% Black). Data were collected through the life story (narrative) interview method and thematically analyzed. A social constructionist approach was utilized to access and construct meaning from the discourses emanating from the women's narratives of their experience with alcohol and their attempts at rehabilitation. Two major themes emerged namely: (1) secret drinking and (2) inaccessibility of appropriate treatment facilities for women alcohol dependents were revealed. Policies to improve the quality of life of women recovering from alcohol dependence should take into account their invisibility.-
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