title: Depressive symptoms, stress, and coping among women recovering from addiction.
abstract: This article focuses on the variability in well-being of 102 women in continuous recovery from addiction for 1 to 5 years. Univariate and bivariate analyses of cross-sectional data on recent depressive symptomatology, and psychosocial stress and coping strategies before and during recovery yielded the following findings: (a) Nearly a third of the sample reported scores above the 16-point cut-off on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, indicating risk for depression; (b) over half had a history of diagnosed depression; (c) perceived stress in 16 life domains significantly decreased from prerecovery to recovery; (d) by recovery, participants significantly increase their use of positive strategies, but they continued use some negative ones; and (e) risk for high depressive symptomatology was greatest among those who were married or cohabiting, had a history of clinical of depression, high perceived stress in areas of money and emotional and physical health. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for treatment and aftercare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion and Gerontology, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-1028, USA. gweaver@utmb.edu
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: O'Dell
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas; D013997:Time Factors