Gender differences in predictors of initiation, retention, and completion in an HMO-based substance abuse treatment program

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-295

  Green, Carla A ^a,b   Polen, Michael R ^b   Dickinson, Daniel M ^c   Lynch, Frances L ^b   Bennett, Marjorie D ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Kaiser Permanente Northwest ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Substance Abuse; Treatment completion; Treatment initiation; Treatment retention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; OPIATE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DETOXIFICATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAID; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF HELP; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADDICTION; ADULT; GENDER IDENTITY; LONG TERM MEMORY; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036911276     PISSN: 07405472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-5472(02)00278-7     Document Type: Article

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