title: Who Benefits from Gender Responsive Treatment? Accounting for Abuse History on Longitudinal Outcomes for Women in Prison.
abstract: This study explores outcome variation among women offenders who participated in gender-responsive substance abuse treatment (GRT). In order to identify subgroups of participants that may differentially benefit from this treatment, secondary analyses examined the interaction between randomization into GRT and a history of abuse (physical/sexual) on depression and number of substances used post- treatment. The sample consisted of 115 incarcerated women assessed at baseline and 6- and 12-months post parole. Longitudinal regression showed that women reporting abuse randomized into GRT had significantly reduced odds of depression (OR= .29,p< .05, 95% CI = .10 - .86) and lowered rates of number of substances used (IRR= .52,p< .05, 95% CI = 0.28-0.98), in comparison to those who reported abuse and were randomized to the non-GRT group. GRT for women offenders who have experienced prior abuse would maximize the benefits of the trauma-informed, gender-sensitive intervention.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.
authors.forename: Preeta
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.affiliation: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.
authors.forename: Nena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Messina
authors.affiliation: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.
authors.forename: Christine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Grella
keywords: Depression; Gender Responsive Treatment; Longitudinal Outcomes; Women-Offenders