Women residents: expanding their role to increase treatment effectiveness in substance abuse programs

It has long been noted that chemically dependent women have special needs that differ from the needs of chemically dependent men. A therapeutic community model, which has been found effective, suggests several changes in traditional treatment approaches. After intervention with our female-based ther...

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Published inInternational journal of the addictions Vol. 24; no. 5; p. 425
Main Authors Stevens, S, Arbiter, N, Glider, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1989
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Adult
Arizona
Child
Child Health Services - trends
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gender Identity
Health Services Needs and Demand - trends
Humans
Identification (Psychology)
Length of Stay - trends
Referral and Consultation - trends
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation
Therapeutic Community
Arizona
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Summary:It has long been noted that chemically dependent women have special needs that differ from the needs of chemically dependent men. A therapeutic community model, which has been found effective, suggests several changes in traditional treatment approaches. After intervention with our female-based therapeutic model, several positive changes occurred. Extremely disproportionate populations of males and females began to even out, with female residents' length of stay increasing dramatically. Length of stay for male residents also increased by a significant amount. Success of treatment, as measured by the number of drug-free ex-residents, also increased significantly for male and female populations.
ISSN:0020-773X
DOI:10.3109/10826088909047297