title: Women with substance abuse concerns.
abstract: Nurses in a wide variety of settings can assist women with substance abuse concerns. This article briefly reviews prevalence, gender differences, mental health comorbidities and painful life events, screening tools, brief interventions, substance abuse treatment, and three specific populations of women--those that are pregnant, incarcerated, or older. Suggestions for general nursing interventions are included.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Program, University of Washington, Bothell, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011-8246, USA. akovalesky@uwb.edu
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kovalesky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health