title: Substance abuse treatment for mothers: treatment outcomes and the impact of length of stay.
abstract: This article examines the treatment outcomes of 305 women enrolled in a comprehensive, residential substance abuse treatment program for pregnant and parenting women and their children. The women were assessed at intake and three times in the year after discharge. Analyses focused on change in client functioning over time, and investigating the impact of length of stay in treatment on client outcomes. Comparisons of clients' functioning before and after treatment suggest significant improvements in a number of domains, including substance use, employment, legal involvement, mental health, parenting attitudes, and risky behaviors. For most outcome domains, results suggest that longer treatment stays are associated with more positive outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA. connersnicolaa@uams.edu
authors.forename: Nicola A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Conners
authors.forename: April
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Cynthia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Crone
authors.forename: Leanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Whiteside-Mansell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001131:Arkansas; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome