title: Case management outcomes for women who use crack.
abstract: Women who use crack are at risk for HIV in addition to problems surrounding their drug use. In this study, 149 crack using women participated in a case management intervention. The sample was predominantly African-American and Hispanic and averaged 42 years old. At follow-up, significant improvements were reported on drug and alcohol use, mental and emotional health, and employment. The results indicate that case management services are useful to help crack-using women improve their lives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA. Karen.corsi@uchsc.edu
authors.forename: Karen F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Corsi
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rinehart
authors.forename: Carol F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Kwiatkowski
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Booth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D019090:Case Management; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods; D016578:Crack Cocaine; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015658:HIV Infections; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation
chemical_list: D016578:Crack Cocaine