Racial/Ethnic Differences in Social Vulnerability among Women with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders: Implications for Treatment Services
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| Title: | Racial/Ethnic Differences in Social Vulnerability among Women with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders: Implications for Treatment Services |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Amaro, Hortensia, Larson, Mary Jo, Gampel, Joanne |
| Source: | Journal of Community Psychology. Jul 2005 33(4):495-511. |
| Availability: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2005 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Health Services, Substance Abuse, Females, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Racial Differences, Whites, Ethnicity, Profiles, Violence, Mental Disorders, Federal Programs, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Socioeconomic Status, Crime, Law Enforcement, Symptoms (Individual Disorders) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcop.20065 |
| ISSN: | 0090-4392 |
| Abstract: | Little attention has been given to racial/ethnic differences in studies of co-occurring disorders among women. In this article, we present findings from analyses conducted on the influence of racial/ethnic differences on the demographic and clinical profiles of 2,534 women in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-sponsored Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study. Black and Hispanic women demonstrated more disadvantaged economic and social life conditions than White women. After controlling for socioeconomic differences, Hispanic women experienced more criminal justice involvement than others did, and both Black and Hispanic women were more likely to be exposed to community violence although they did not demonstrate more severe clinical symptoms than White women. In the design and delivery of services racial/ethnic differences should be considered, and research questions regarding underlying explanatory factors raised. (Contains 4 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 57 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ957984 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Little attention has been given to racial/ethnic differences in studies of co-occurring disorders among women. In this article, we present findings from analyses conducted on the influence of racial/ethnic differences on the demographic and clinical profiles of 2,534 women in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration-sponsored Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study. Black and Hispanic women demonstrated more disadvantaged economic and social life conditions than White women. After controlling for socioeconomic differences, Hispanic women experienced more criminal justice involvement than others did, and both Black and Hispanic women were more likely to be exposed to community violence although they did not demonstrate more severe clinical symptoms than White women. In the design and delivery of services racial/ethnic differences should be considered, and research questions regarding underlying explanatory factors raised. (Contains 4 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0090-4392 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jcop.20065 |
