Characteristics of transgender individuals entering substance abuse treatment

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 969-975

  Flentje, Annesa ^a   Heck, Nicholas C ^b,c   Sorensen, James L ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender identity; Substance abuse treatment; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HOMOSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUBSTANCE USE; TRANSGENDERISM; DRUG ABUSE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSGENDER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK-TAKING; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS;

EID: 84898601036     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.01.011     Document Type: Article

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