Journal article
CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON OF CLINICAL SAMPLES OF NORWEGIAN AND IOWAN WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS
Substance use & misuse, Vol.36(14), pp.2087-2112
2001
DOI: 10.1081/JA-100108438
PMID: 11794585
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare two clinical samples of women substance abusers, one from Iowa and one from Norway, along several dimensions: "substance abuse" history, current "abuse" pattern, parental and spouse drinking history, symptoms of psychological distress, and "vulnerability" to relapse. A higher percentage of women substance abusers from Iowa were divorced and lived alone, were "vulnerable" to relapse, and reported more life problems secondary to their substance use than women from Norway. The Iowa women had used more substances in addition to alcohol than had the Norwegian women. The Norwegian women reported greater intensity of emotional distress than the women from Iowa.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON OF CLINICAL SAMPLES OF NORWEGIAN AND IOWAN WOMEN WITH SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS
- Creators
- Anne Helene Skinstad - 1Department of Community and Behavioal Health, The College of Public Health 2834SB, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, U.S.AAnnette Swain - 2The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.AMichele J Eliason - 2The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.AKathryn Gerken - 2The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Substance use & misuse, Vol.36(14), pp.2087-2112
- DOI
- 10.1081/JA-100108438
- PMID
- 11794585
- NLM abbreviation
- Subst Use Misuse
- ISSN
- 1082-6084
- eISSN
- 1532-2491
- Publisher
- Informa UK Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2001
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984064186302771
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