Hispanic parenting women in women-only versus mixed-gender drug treatment: a 10-year prospective study.
Hispanic parenting women in women-only versus mixed-gender drug treatment: a 10-year prospective study.
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西班牙裔育儿女性接受单一女性药物治疗与混合性别药物治疗：一项为期 10 年的前瞻性研究。
DOI：
10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.02.009
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Messina,NenaP
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作者：
Hser,Yih-Ing;Hunt,SamanthaA;Evans,Elizabeth;Chang,Yen-Jung;Messina,NenaP
The present study examined Hispanic substance-using parenting women treated in women-only (WO; n=126) versus mixed-gender (MG; n=853) programs and associated outcomes assessed 10years after admission. Relative to other races/ethnicities of women admitted to the set of 40 California treatment programs in 2000–2002, Hispanic women were underrepresented in WO programs. Compared to those in MG programs, Hispanic women in WO programs demonstrated more severe treatment needs, indicated by their greater severity in drug and alcohol use, health and mental health problems, and criminal justice involvement at admission. They also had fewer economic resources (15% WO vs. 23% MG were employed, p<.05; 48% vs. 37% on public assistance, p<.05). Data based on administrative records covering 3years pre-admission and 8years post-admission showed that Hispanic women treated in WO programs had higher mental health service utilization over 8years post-treatment admission, though no differences were found in trajectories of arrests and incarceration. In sum, long-term outcomes (in terms of criminal justice involvement) among Hispanic women in WO treatment were comparable to those in the MG treatment, despite greater service needs at admission. WO programs were able to engage more Hispanic women in use of mental health services. Future research should focus on factors limiting Hispanic women's participation in WO programs, which could suggest ways for improvement so as to benefit all Hispanic women in need of these special services.
