Citation

Boyd MB, Mackey MC, Phillips KD, Tavakoli A. Issues Ment. Health Nurs. 2006; 27(10): 1017-1036.

Affiliation

College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/01612840600943622

PMID

17050336

Abstract

African-American women report less alcohol and drug (AOD) use than Caucasian women. However, African-Americans disproportionately experience negative health and social consequences of AOD use. This is especially true for rural women, many of whom live in poverty and have debilitating co-morbid psychiatric disorders that go undiagnosed and treated. It is imperative that health professionals be knowledgeable about AOD use, co-morbid disorders, and how to screen for them. This manuscript is focused on examining rural African American women (n = 142) with and without AOD disorders on the following variables: drugs of abuse, Axis I psychiatric disorder, and adult and childhood victimization.

Language: en