title: Utilization of Substance Abuse Treatment: Gender Differences among Participants in an Aftercare Program.
abstract: This study examined gender differences in the utilization of substance abuse treatment including inpatient, outpatient, and self-help services, using existing data sets from a National Institute on Drug Abuse study that enrolled 78 females and 141 males in a mixed-gender aftercare program in Massachusetts for a 2-year follow-up period. This study found that women came to the study in greater need of treatment than men. Women utilized significantly more outpatient treatment services than men. The characteristic of female per se led to more utilization of outpatient services, whereas the baseline characteristics of employed status and alcohol use led to less utilization of outpatient services.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Social Work , James Madison University , Harrisonburg , Virginia , USA.
authors.forename: Hyong Suk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yeom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D054577:National Institute on Drug Abuse (U.S.); D012648:Self Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States
keywords: Substance abuse services utilization; and self-help services; gender differences in substance abuse treatment utilization; outpatient; utilization of substance abuse inpatient