Treatments tailored to older women in content and process could result in better outcomes. Treatment should specifically target stressors women incur in the later aspect of their life span such as illness, menopause, empty nest, divorce, widowhood, loss of job or financial income, retirement, extreme free time, loss of loved ones, and poor or lack of social support that can contribute to the development of drinking problems. Marital status is another consideration because the needs of women with versus without a partner differ. Treatment should incorporate risks of or identification of simultaneous use of alcohol and prescription medications. In order to support women during the treatment course through alcohol sobriety, it is important to understand the potential stressors encountered.