Correlates of alcoholics anonymous affiliation among justice-involved women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) constitutes a major public health problem and is associated with a substantial amount of disability and premature death worldwide. Several treatment and self-help options including Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings are available. Nevertheless, factors associated with AA affiliation in some disadvantaged groups such as justice-involved women are not well understood. The purpose of this study is to report on previously unexamined correlates of past year AA affiliation among women in pretrial jail detention.

Methods

The current study used cross-sectional data from 168 women with DSM-5 diagnosis of  AUD in pretrial jail detention. The study examined factors related to women's concept of self and others (i.e., disbelief that others are trust

SUBMITTER: Hailemariam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6042328 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature