Examination of referral source and retention among women in residential substance use disorder treatment: a prospective follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Court-mandated substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, as compared to nonmandated treatment, has been associated with increased retention and completion. However, whether child protective services (CPS)-mandated women's residential SUD treatment leads to improved treatment retention in comparison to criminal justice (CJ)-mandated and nonmandated treatment remains unclear.

Purpose

This study compared the number of days retained in residential SUD treatment among three referral sources (CPS, CJ, and nonmandated), while also examining whether having a co-occurring mental health disorder or increased stress, depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptomology contributed to decreased retention. This study tested the hypothesis that women mandated by the CPS and CJ systems woul

SUBMITTER: Rivera D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7927366 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature