Women in addictions treatment: Comparing VA and community samples

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-48

  Davis, Tania M ^a,b   Carpenter, Kelly M ^a   Malte, Carol A ^a   Carney, Molly ^c   Chambers, Sharon ^d   Saxon, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Residence XII Chemical Dependency Treatment for Women   (United States)

Author keywords

Addictions treatment; Gender specific treatment; Psychosocial issues; Veterans; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITALIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTPATIENTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; HUMANS;

EID: 0035988332     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(02)00242-8     Document Type: Article

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