Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 37-44, July 1999

Characteristics of Women-Only and Mixed-Gender Drug Abuse Treatment Programs

  • Christine E Grella, phd

      Affiliations

    • Drug Abuse Research Center, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Christine E. Grella, PhD, UCLA Drug Abuse Research Center, 1100 Glendon Avenue, Suite 763, Los Angeles, CA 90024.
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  • Margaret L Polinsky, phd

      Affiliations

    • UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research, Los Angeles, CA USA
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  • Yih-Ing Hser, phd

      Affiliations

    • Drug Abuse Research Center, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA USA
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  • Susanna M Perry, phd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX USA

Received 27 January 1998; accepted 10 June 1998.

Abstract 

Specialized substance abuse treatment programs have been developed for women within the past two decades. This article presents the results of a secondary analysis of a regional database of drug abuse treatment programs that compared the characteristics of women-only (WO) and mixed-gender (MG) programs across three treatment modalities. In general, WO programs differed from MG programs in their policies regarding fees, sources of payment, special populations served, services offered, and treatment capacity, process, and duration. The differences in program characteristics reflect broader societal gender differences, including women's generally lower economic status and primary responsibility for child-rearing.

Keywords:  drug treatment programs, mixed-gender programs, program characteristics, treatment process, women-only programs

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PII: S0740-5472(98)00045-2

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 37-44, July 1999

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