Substance abuse has a substantial impact on African Americans, not because it is more common, but because it has a disproportional effect and there may be less access to treatment. The severity and burden of substance abuse may, therefore, contribute to widely reported health disparities and poor...
Patient #2 is a 43-year-old African American female who was first diagnosed with HIV infection in 2000 caused by heroin intravenous drug abuse for 16 years. She abused heroin, cocaine, and ethanol even more after she learned about her HIV status for three years. This patient was in and ...
The purpose of this paper is to describe characteristics of substance abuse treatment counselors in the Republic of South Africa, including demographics, e
African American, adolescents, substance abuse, treatmentThis study examined barriers to substance abuse treatment through focus group interviews of African American youth in three rural, eastern Arkansas counties of the Mississippi Delta region. Adolescents with a current or prior history of substance ...
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Psychiatric Disorder in Young Adulthood: II. Psychiatric Outcomes of Childhood Sexual Abuse Objective This is the second in a series of articles that describe the prevalence, correlates, and consequences of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) in a birth ... DAVID,M.,FERGUSSON...
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdminisThe purpose of this program is to prevent and reduce alcohol use among youth and young adults ages 12 to 20 in communities throughout the United States. Award recipients will be expected to implement...more ...
Anyone who has worked with a strong addiction - compulsive eating, compulsive sex, abuse of substances, explosive anger, or any other behavior that's out of control - knows that when the urge comes on it's irresistible. The seduction is too strong. So we train again and again in less hi...
However, African Americans, older adolescents, and males were less likely to complete the posttreatment assessment. Implications for clinical service and effectiveness research are discussed. 展开 关键词: Adolescent substance abuse Treatment outcome African American Latino Ethnic differences ...
Little is known, though about interventions to enhance self care among HIV positive African American Men who have Sex with Men (AA MSM) living with mental health and substance abuse difficulties. Methods: AIDS Project of the East Bay (APEB) is pilot testing Stay Healthy, Stay Strong (SHSS)...
Child Sexual Abuse and Subsequent Psychopathology: Results From the National Comorbidity Survey. Conclusions. CSA usually occurs as part of a larger syndrome of childhood adversities. Nonetheless, CSA, whether alone or in a larger adversity cluster, is... Molnar,Beth,E.,... - 《American Journal...