Citation

de Guzman R, Leonard NR, Gwadz MV, Young R, Ritchie AS, Arredondo G, Riedel M. Qual. Health Res. 2006; 16(9): 1252-1266.

Affiliation

Center for Drug Use and HIV Research, Institute for AIDS Research, National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1049732306294080

PMID

17038756

PMCID

PMC2846429

Abstract

In this article, the authors evaluate the effects of a behavioral intervention for mothers with problem drinking who were infected with, or at risk for, HIV. They randomly selected 25 mothers from a larger longitudinal randomized controlled intervention trial for a qualitative interview. The authors found that mothers' participation in the program was facilitated by the development of a strong therapeutic alliance with the intervention facilitator and the use of a harm reduction approach toward alcohol and/or drug abuse. Mothers also reported that training in coping skills and the emphasis on parent-adolescent relationships were beneficial for program engagement and behavior change. The authors conclude from these results that treatment approaches that take into account the complexity of urban mothers' lives and substance use patterns can successfully engage and treat these women at high risk for adverse outcomes.

Language: en