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- Title: Enhancing Retention Through a Condensed Trauma-Integrated Intervention for Women with Chemical Dependence (Report)
- Author : North American Journal of Psychology
- Release Date : January 01, 2009
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 237 KB
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Women seeking treatment for alcohol and drugs experience distinct mental health patterns and treatment needs. One such distinction is the high co-morbidity between psychological disorders and substance abuse among women who seek treatment for alcohol and drug addiction, which entails special considerations in treatment programs. In particular, the prototypical women who enter treatment for chemical dependence share common histories of traumatic experiences related to adult victimization from violence and abuse, repeated childhood incest, physical abuse, and/or sexual abuse (Freeman, Collier, & Parillo, 2002; Newmann & Sallmann, 2004). Compared to their male counterparts, chemically dependent women have higher incidences of childhood sexual abuse or past rape (Coffey, Dansky, Falsetti, Saladin, & Brady, 1998; Kang, Deren, & Goldstein, 2002); and some studies have also reported higher prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for women compared to men with chemical dependence (e.g., Sonne, Back, Zuniga, Randall, & Brady, 2003). Moreover, while co-morbid depression and substance abuse are common for both genders (Cook, Epperson, & Gariti, 2005; Swendsen & Merikangas, 2000) among individuals in treatment for chemical dependence, women more than men may be more prone to preexisting depression (e.g., Paraherakis, Charney, Palacios-Boix, & Gill, 2000). Effective treatment for women with co-morbid substance abuse and mental health disorders must take into account their more complex clinical profile and gender-specific needs including issues related to child care, childbirth, child custody, housing, and health (Arfken, Klein, di Menza, & Schuster, 2001; Gatz, Brounstein, & Taylor, 2005; Najavits, Weiss & Shaw, 1999).