Women Residents: Expanding Their Role to Increase Treatment Effectiveness in Substance Abuse Programs

Stevens, Sally J.; Arbiter, Naya; Glider, Peggy

doi:10.3109/10826088909047297

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“…But above all, these programmes must give women an opportunity to concentrate on their needs and desires away from their traditional concerns of social approval and the welfare of others [69] . Stevens et al [66] argue to include special theme groups for women in the programme, to give awareness training to alter negative perceptions and patterns of derogatory communication that refl ect gender stereotypes, and to organize special seminars (assertiveness training, health promotion, and current women's issues). Ashley et al [68] reviewed the literature on the effectiveness of drug treatment programmes for women.…”

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“…With an increased attention for women, the traditional TC model was somewhat modifi ed in order to improve treatment outcomes for women [66] . De Leon [67] found the modifi ed TC to be a model with many powerful features to meet women's specifi c needs, since their complex needs could be addressed better in long-term residential treatment [8] .…”

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Problem Severity Profiles of Clients in European Therapeutic Communities: Gender Differences in Various Areas of Functioning

Wilde

Broekaert²,

Rosseel³

2006

Eur Addict Res

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The BIOMED II ‘Improving Psychiatric Treatment in Residential Programmes for Emerging Dependency Groups’ project provided a relatively large sample (n = 863) of men (77%) and women (23%) in therapeutic community treatment in nine European countries. This paper’s aim is to search for gender differences in profiles of therapeutic community clients on the basis of the different areas of functioning of the EuropASI. A binary logistic regression model was used to avoid the confounding effects of country and age. Our findings confirm what is found in the American literature: compared to men, women have a much worse profile in various areas of functioning when entering treatment. In response, they may require a gender-adapted set of therapeutic interventions at the moment they enter treatment.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Problem Severity Profiles of Clients in European Therapeutic Communities: Gender Differences in Various Areas of Functioning

Wilde

Broekaert²,

Rosseel³

2006

Eur Addict Res

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“…The violence committed by men against female drug users was frequently in the context of intimate relationships (Maher & Curtis, 1992;Maher, 1995) as well as on the street (Bourgois & Dunlap, 1993;Reed, 1981;Mondanaro, 1989;Stevens et al, 1989;Vandor, Julian & Leone, 1991).…”

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Aggression and violence in households of crack sellers/abusers

Dunlap

Johnson

Rath³

1996

Applied Behavioral Science Review

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While the consequences of aggression and violence in family settings have been extensively documented, the intergenerational processes by which such behaviors are modeled, learned, and practiced have not been firmly established. This research was derived from a larger ethnographic study of crack sellers and their family systems and provides a case study of one kin network in Harlem where many adults were actively involved in alcohol and hard drug use and sales. "Illuminating episodes" suggest the various processes by which aggression and violence were directly modeled by adults and observed and learned by children.Aggression and violent behavior were entrenched in the Jones and Smith family, as was drug consumption and sales. Adults often fought over drugs or money and feuded while under the influence of crack and alcohol. They used aggression and violence against family members as retribution or punishment for previous aggressive and violent acts. Aggressive language and excessive profanity were routine adult behaviors and a major means of communication; jokes and insults led to arguments, often followed by fights. Most adults who were abused physically or sexually as children did the same to their own as when one mother was knifed by her daughter. Children rarely obtained special attention and support and had almost no opportunity to learn nonaggressive patterns. Rather, youths learned to model adult behaviors, such that the intergenerational transmission of aggression and violence was well established in this kin network. PURPOSEThis paper suggests several processes by which violence and aggression regularly occur within African-American inner-city families where several substance-abusing/crack-selling adults reside. We examine how aggression and violence may be learned and transmitted inter-and intragenerationally by describing how members of various generations interact with each other within a specific family/kin network. In so doing, we expect to gain some understanding of the blatant and subtle ways in which violence is modeled or practiced by adults and internalized by children and youths in the household.While this paper reports a case study of a particular family/kin system-the Jones and Smith family 1 -the manifestation and transmission of aggression and violence are common behavioral patterns that permeate many other substance-abusing households. Children born

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“…Evidence-based treatment services for pregnant women and mothers have been limited in poor and well-resourced settings (Chavkin, 1990). Many drug treatment interventions have failed to address women's particular social needs, including child care and housing, a failure which can arguably be linked to perceptions of drug-using females as inappropriate and inadequate mothers (Hanke & Faupel, 1993;Stephens, Arbiter, & Glider, 1989).…”

Section: Women Opiate Use and Maternitymentioning

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Monstrous Fears

White¹,

Oosterhoff

2012

Journal of Drug Issues

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Maternity for opiate users in Vietnam is challenging due to the criminalization of drug use, stigmatization, and poor specialist knowledge among health providers. This article outlines action research conducted among Vietnamese women who had experienced pregnancy while opiatedependent. Misguided fears that their baby would be a "monstrosity" drove some women to seek out abortion. For those who chose to continue with their pregnancy, communication with health professionals was poor and misinformation concerning advised maternal practices and newborn care was common. Often women made intuitive decisions; few attempted to go "cold turkey" and withdrew suddenly from opiates while pregnant, and most new mothers chose to breastfeed-a healthy choice-despite being advised against this. The study revealed the importance of support provided outside of state services and culminated in new information for female drug users and training materials for peer counselors. The participatory process by which these outputs were developed is outlined.

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Women Residents: Expanding Their Role to Increase Treatment Effectiveness in Substance Abuse Programs

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Problem Severity Profiles of Clients in European Therapeutic Communities: Gender Differences in Various Areas of Functioning

Problem Severity Profiles of Clients in European Therapeutic Communities: Gender Differences in Various Areas of Functioning

Aggression and violence in households of crack sellers/abusers

Monstrous Fears

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