most extensive assessment of psychiatric disorders among men and women with AD, some disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder were not assessed in this study. Fourth, the cross-sectional design of our study precludes examination of the causal relationship between AD and other measures included in our study. Fifth, our assessment of motivation was limited, as it was assessed by a single question that asked whether the respondent “wanted to keep using alcohol.” Sixth, it was challenging to assess gender differences in the physical comorbidities of individuals with AD, because our data were based on self-report and not confirmed with medical data and diagnoses. In addition, this study provided a brief and limited assessment of the gender differences in medical comorbidities among individuals with AD.
