ALCOHOLIC WOMEN
Hesitancy On Treatment (N Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND, Aug. 16. The problem of “hidden alcoholism," especially in women, needed intense public education to be overcome, said the chairman of the Auckland Alcoholism Trust Board (Mr A. C. Johns) in his annual report. Of 351 women applicants seeking guidance by the board during the year, only one of every eight applied on her own behalf. Relatives or employees acted for the rest, Mr Johns said. Of the 464 men who came forward. 235 applied personally. “The figures show that women either do not admit themselves to be alcoholics as readily as the men or are more hesitant in coming forward,” he said. A community climate of understanding must be created so that alcoholics could come forward voluntarily for treatment without fear of stigma being attached to themselves or their families, said Mr Johns.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30212, 17 August 1963, Page 2
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