The Association Between Stress and Drinking: Modifying Effects of Gender and Vulnerability

This Resource Is an article from a respected peer-reviewed medical journal that investigates the association between stress and alcohol consumption, and focuses especially on gender differences in this regard. The Conclusion of the abstract: 'Stress does not so much lead individuals to drink more often as to substitute larger quantities of alcohol on the days when they do drink. Treatment and brief interventions aimed at problem drinkers might benefit from addressing the issue of tension alleviation and the development of alternative coping mechanisms.'