{"title":"Treatment service related needs and concerns of women with substance use disorders: a qualitative study","authors":"Reni Thomas, R. Pandian, P. Murthy","doi":"10.1080/17542863.2017.1334076","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Research indicates that clinical services for addiction treatment that address gender specific issues are more effective for women than traditional programs, designed originally for men. However, there are very few studies from India that assess the treatment needs and concerns of women with substance use disorders (SUDs). This study aims to understand the treatment service-related needs and concerns of women with SUDs in the Indian context. Ten women with SUDs were selected for this qualitative study using a purposive sampling technique. Data was collected using an in-depth interview method. All interviews were audio taped and transcribed into English. Directed content analysis was used to analyze the data. The four major themes that emerged from the qualitative data in relation to treatment needs and concerns were: Quality of therapeutic relationship, Stigma and discrimination from health care system, Support needs, and Informational needs. Women with SUDs have unique treatment needs and concerns. Addressing these issues may help in designing or developing specific psychosocial interventions for women with SUDs. Further studies in this area are required for a comprehensive understanding and for tailored interventions.","PeriodicalId":38926,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Culture and Mental Health","volume":"54 4 1","pages":"123 - 133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Culture and Mental Health","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17542863.2017.1334076","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT Research indicates that clinical services for addiction treatment that address gender specific issues are more effective for women than traditional programs, designed originally for men. However, there are very few studies from India that assess the treatment needs and concerns of women with substance use disorders (SUDs). This study aims to understand the treatment service-related needs and concerns of women with SUDs in the Indian context. Ten women with SUDs were selected for this qualitative study using a purposive sampling technique. Data was collected using an in-depth interview method. All interviews were audio taped and transcribed into English. Directed content analysis was used to analyze the data. The four major themes that emerged from the qualitative data in relation to treatment needs and concerns were: Quality of therapeutic relationship, Stigma and discrimination from health care system, Support needs, and Informational needs. Women with SUDs have unique treatment needs and concerns. Addressing these issues may help in designing or developing specific psychosocial interventions for women with SUDs. Further studies in this area are required for a comprehensive understanding and for tailored interventions.
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This title has ceased (2018). This important peer-review journal provides an innovative forum, both international and multidisciplinary, for addressing cross-cultural issues and mental health. Culture as it comes to bear on mental health is a rapidly expanding area of inquiry and research within psychiatry and psychology, and other related fields such as social work, with important implications for practice in the global context. The journal is an essential resource for health care professionals working in the field of cross-cultural mental health.Readership includes psychiatrists, psychologists, medical anthropologists, medical sociologists, psychiatric nurses and social workers, general practitioners and other mental health professionals interested in the area. The International Journal of Culture and Mental Health publishes original empirical research, review papers and theoretical articles in the fields of cross-cultural psychiatry and psychology. Contributions from the fields of medical anthropology and medical sociology are particularly welcome. A continuing dialogue between members of various disciplines in various fields is encouraged. The aim of the journal is to encourage its readers to think about various issues which have clouded cross-cultural development of ideas. The journal lays special emphasis on developing further links between medical anthropology, medical sociology, clinical psychiatry and psychology, and implications of the findings on service provisions. The journal is published four times a year. The style of reference is Harvard. All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.
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