Correction

The article, “For women only: Hormones may prevent addiction relapse” (Current Psychiatry, August 2006) contained an error on page 42.

Reference 7 supports the statement that “higher stress responsiveness is associated with increased cocaine craving,” but reference 8 shows that—unlike in cocaine addiction—lower HPA axis responsiveness in alcoholics is associated with an increased risk of relapse.

The article, “For women only: Hormones may prevent addiction relapse” (Current Psychiatry, August 2006) contained an error on page 42.

Reference 7 supports the statement that “higher stress responsiveness is associated with increased cocaine craving,” but reference 8 shows that—unlike in cocaine addiction—lower HPA axis responsiveness in alcoholics is associated with an increased risk of relapse.

The article, “For women only: Hormones may prevent addiction relapse” (Current Psychiatry, August 2006) contained an error on page 42.

Reference 7 supports the statement that “higher stress responsiveness is associated with increased cocaine craving,” but reference 8 shows that—unlike in cocaine addiction—lower HPA axis responsiveness in alcoholics is associated with an increased risk of relapse.