Women with co‐occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD) in the criminal justice system: a research review

Sacks, JoAnn Y.

doi:10.1002/bsl.597

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“…The patterns of co-occurring disorders among women in criminal justice systems are similar to, but more severe than, those found for women in community-based treatment studies (Sacks, 2004). Female inmates, compared with women in community epidemiologic studies, have elevated rates of substance use and mental health disorders, including substance abuse and dependence, mood disorders, borderline personality, and PTSD (Jordan, Schlenger, Fairbank, & Caddell, 1996;Maden, Swinton, & Gunn, 1994;Teplin, Abram, & McClelland, 1996).…”

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Treatment outcomes for female offenders: Relationship to number of Axis I diagnoses

Sacks

McKendrick²,

Hamilton³

et al. 2008

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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This article describes a study that examined the relationship between multiple Axis I mental health diagnoses and treatment outcomes for female offenders in prison substance abuse treatment programs. Preliminary findings of the effectiveness of therapeutic community (TC) treatment, modified for female offenders, relative to a control cognitive behavioral treatment condition, are presented. The hypothesis--that participants who fit into multiple diagnostic categories have more dysfunctional symptoms and behaviors at baseline--was confirmed; however, a hypothesized relationship between the number of Axis I diagnoses and 6 month treatment outcomes across five domains (mental health, trauma exposure, substance use, HIV needle risk behaviors, and HIV sexual risk) was not supported. Across all Axis I mental health groups, TC treatment was significantly more effective than the control condition overall, as well as on measures of mental health symptoms and HIV sexual risk. These findings suggest that this TC treatment program, as modified, is an effective model for women with varied diagnoses and diagnostic complexities.

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Section: Female Offenders With Co-occurring Disordersmentioning

confidence: 94%

Treatment outcomes for female offenders: Relationship to number of Axis I diagnoses

Sacks

McKendrick²,

Hamilton³

et al. 2008

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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“…Findings about the Rowan-Szal et al, 2000), and multiple community treatment modalities (Compton et al, 2000). Co-occurring disorders of substance abuse and mental health also are common and consistently noted among females in the criminal justice system (Messina et al, 2006;Pelissier et al, 2003;Peters et al, 1997;Sacks, 2004;Sheridan, 1996). Considering these studies, we expected that a strong correlation between mental health issues and community treatment utilization among female participants in the current study.…”

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“…Studies have shown that substance-abusing women report increased mental health issues-especially, depression and anxiety-when compared to men (Brady, Grice, Dustan, & Randall, 1993;Gray & Saum, 2005;Rowan-Szal et al, 2000;Sacks, 2004). In addition, female community treatment participants report higher rates of mood disorders, phobias, panic disorder, and obsessivecompulsive disorder, when compared to men (Compton et al, 2000).…”

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Gender-Specific Factors Associated With Community Substance Abuse Treatment Utilization Among Incarcerated Substance Users

Staton‐Tindall

Havens

Oser

et al. 2008

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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This article describes the independent correlates of preincarceration community substance abuse treatment utilization for male and female offenders currently participating in prison-based treatment. As part of the National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies cooperative agreement, this protocol was implemented by four collaborating research centers. Males with a history of treatment utilization were more likely to be older, to have used crack, and to have had a greater number of arrests, and they were less likely to be arrested for a violent charge. Females with previous treatment were more likely to have been hospitalized for a health condition and were significantly more likely to have lived with someone else before prison rather than in their own home. These findings suggest that factors associated with preincarceration treatment utilization differ by gender, which may have important implications for correctionalbased treatment assessment, reentry planning, and transitional case management. Keywordsgender; treatment utilization; offenders; substance use Drug use is a growing problem among incarcerated males and females in the United States, as evidenced by national surveys that found that 83% of state prisoners reported past drug and alcohol use and that 56% reported using drugs and alcohol in the month before their offense (Mumola & Karberg, 2006). This survey also found that more than half of state (Mumola & Karberg, 2006). In addition, arrestee data from the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring system indicated that more than a third (37%) of male arrestees and female arrestees (36%) in major U.S. urban cities reported frequent use of illicit drugs during the 30 days before their arrest (Zhang, 2003). Despite the growing number of incarcerated individuals with substance abuse problems, there are a limited number of drug abuse treatment programs for individuals in the U.S. criminal justice system. Although more than 80% of offenders are substance users, fewer than half (40%) reported participating in any type of drug or alcohol treatment or related program when they were incarcerated (Mumola & Karberg, 2006). HHS Public AccessThus, with the increased number of offenders with substance abuse problems and the limitations of correctional service opportunities, there is increasing concern to understand ways to improve treatment opportunities for offenders in institutional settings and during the transition to the community. An important step in this process is to understand factors associated with offender community treatment utilization before being incarcerated. These factors are important to consider in a prison sample because the utilization of community substance abuse treatment is likely an important indicator of the severity of a substance abuse problem and the need for treatment, as considered in correctional treatment assessment and intake. These factors are also important to consider by gender because a number of studies have highlighted the unique treatmen...

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“…Moreover, substance abuse and trauma-related mental health problems frequently cooccur among incarcerated women (Battle, Zlotnick, Najavits, Gutierrez, & Winsor, 2003;Najavits, Sullivan, Schmitz, Weiss, & Lee, 2004;Sacks, 2004;Staton, Leukefeld, & Webster, 2003).…”

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Childhood sexual abuse and substance abuse treatment utilization among substance-dependent incarcerated women

Peltan

Cellucci

2011

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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Women with co‐occurring substance use and mental disorders (COD) in the criminal justice system: a research review

Cited by 90 publications

References 80 publications

Treatment outcomes for female offenders: Relationship to number of Axis I diagnoses

Treatment outcomes for female offenders: Relationship to number of Axis I diagnoses

Gender-Specific Factors Associated With Community Substance Abuse Treatment Utilization Among Incarcerated Substance Users

Childhood sexual abuse and substance abuse treatment utilization among substance-dependent incarcerated women

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