Citation

Saxena P, Messina NP, Grella CE. Crim. Justice Behav. 2014; 41(4): 417-432.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854813514405

PMID

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Abstract

This study explores outcome variation among women offenders who participated in gender-responsive substance abuse treatment (GRT). To identify subgroups of participants that may differentially benefit from this treatment, secondary analyses examined the interaction between randomization into GRT and a history of abuse (physical/sexual) on depression and number of substances used post treatment. The sample consisted of 115 incarcerated women assessed at baseline and 6 and 12 months post parole. Longitudinal regression showed that women reporting abuse randomized into GRT had significantly reduced odds of depression (odds ratio [OR] =.29, p <.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.10, 0.86]) and lowered rates of number of substances used (incidence rate ratio [IRR] =.52, p <.05, 95% CI = [0.28, 0.98]), in comparison with those who reported abuse and were randomized to the non-GRT group.

FINDINGS suggest that GRT for women offenders who have experienced prior abuse may maximize the benefits of the trauma-informed, gender-sensitive intervention.

Language: en