TY - JOUR
T1 - Comorbidities and race/ethnicity among adults with stimulant use disorders in residential treatment
AU - Sanchez, Katherine
AU - Chartier, Karen G.
AU - Greer, Tracy L.
AU - Walker, Robrina
AU - Carmody, Thomas
AU - Rethorst, Chad D.
AU - Ring, Kolette M.
AU - Dela Cruz, Adriane M.
AU - Trivedi, Madhukar H.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/1/2
Y1 - 2015/1/2
N2 - Comorbid physical and mental health problems are associated with poorer substance abuse treatment outcomes; however, little is known about these conditions among stimulant abusers at treatment entry. This study compared racial and ethnic groups on baseline measures of drug use patterns, comorbid physical and mental health disorders, quality of life, and daily functioning among cocaine and stimulant abusing/dependent patients. Baseline data from a multi-site randomized clinical trial of vigorous exercise as a treatment strategy for a diverse population of stimulant abusers (N = 290) were analyzed. Significant differences between groups were found on drug use characteristics, stimulant use disorders, and comorbid mental and physical health conditions. Findings highlight the importance of integrating health and mental health services into substance abuse treatment and could help identify potential areas for intervention to improve treatment outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups.
AB - Comorbid physical and mental health problems are associated with poorer substance abuse treatment outcomes; however, little is known about these conditions among stimulant abusers at treatment entry. This study compared racial and ethnic groups on baseline measures of drug use patterns, comorbid physical and mental health disorders, quality of life, and daily functioning among cocaine and stimulant abusing/dependent patients. Baseline data from a multi-site randomized clinical trial of vigorous exercise as a treatment strategy for a diverse population of stimulant abusers (N = 290) were analyzed. Significant differences between groups were found on drug use characteristics, stimulant use disorders, and comorbid mental and physical health conditions. Findings highlight the importance of integrating health and mental health services into substance abuse treatment and could help identify potential areas for intervention to improve treatment outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups.
KW - comorbidities
KW - integration of physical and mental health
KW - racial and ethnic minorities
KW - stimulantabuse=dependence
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U2 - 10.1080/15332640.2014.961109
DO - 10.1080/15332640.2014.961109
M3 - Article
C2 - 25580933
AN - SCOPUS:84924142006
SN - 1533-2640
VL - 14
SP - 79
EP - 95
JO - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
JF - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
IS - 1
ER -