Gender differences in cocaine dependent patients: a 6 month follow-up study.
This 6-month follow-up study compared 64 men and 37 women hospitalized for cocaine dependence. Drug histories, sociodemographic characteristics, psychiatric diagnoses, and Addiction Severity Index (ASI) scores were compared during hospitalization; cocaine use and ASI scores were compared at 6 months. During hospitalization, women had significantly more severe family and social problems; men had more antisocial personality disorder. At follow-up, significantly more women had remained abstinent: family/social problem severity no longer differed. This replicates previous research showing better treatment outcome for cocaine dependent women. This may be related to specific characteristics of women who enter mixed-gender cocaine treatment programs.
Weiss
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178, USA. rdwss@aol.com
Martinez-Raga
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Griffin
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Greenfield
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Hufford
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D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003042:Cocaine