Gender differences in substance use treatment entry and retention among prisoners with substance use histories.
OBJECTIVE
We examined gender similarities and differences in the predictors of substance use treatment entry and of the combination of treatment entry and completion.


METHODS
The sample consisted of 2219 male and female program participants. Maximum likelihood probit estimation was used to identify background and attitudinal characteristics predictive of substance use treatment entry and retention.


RESULTS
We observed gender similarities and differences in predictors of treatment entry and the combination of treatment entry and completion. Many of the factors that attract individuals to treatment are the same ones that keep individuals in treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Attitudinal predictors-namely, motivation to change-showed the greatest consistency between genders and between predictors of treatment entry and predictors of treatment entry and completion.
Federal Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC, USA. bpelissier@bop.gov
Bernadette
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Pelissier
D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011329:Prisoners / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000458:organization & administration; D012737:Sex Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*