Comparison of Characteristics of Female Drivers with Single and Multiple DUI Convictions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women are increasingly involved in drunk driving and fatal crashes, yet except for the screening performed in criminal justice settings, little is known about their life context, psychiatric histories, and family backgrounds. This study describes a sample of women with histories of arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) who were interviewed outside a criminal justice setting and contrasts women with single versus multiple DUI convictions.

Methods

Women with recent documented histories of DUI participated in a study of women's health behaviors. Thirty-six women with 1 DUI and 62 with 2 or more DUIs participated in a diagnostic telephone interview which assessed demographics, alcohol use and problems, psychiatric problems, treatment, and partner vio

SUBMITTER: Bender AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5832591 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature