TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender, mental health, and treatment motivation in a drug court setting
AU - Webster, J. Matthew
AU - Rosen, Paul J.
AU - Krietemeyer, Jennifer
AU - Mateyoke-Scrivner, Allison
AU - Staton-Tindall, Michele
AU - Leukefeld, Carl
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - The current study examined differences in motivation for drug treatment in a sample of 500 (327 males and 173 females) drug court participants. It was hypothesized that females would report higher levels of treatment motivation, as indicated by measures of problem recognition and desire for help, and that this difference would be moderated by mental health. After controlling for selected factors related to treatment motivation, females were found to have higher levels of problem recognition and desire for help. A signi ficant gender x mental health interaction was also found, suggesting that females with more mental health problems have the highest levels of desire for help.
AB - The current study examined differences in motivation for drug treatment in a sample of 500 (327 males and 173 females) drug court participants. It was hypothesized that females would report higher levels of treatment motivation, as indicated by measures of problem recognition and desire for help, and that this difference would be moderated by mental health. After controlling for selected factors related to treatment motivation, females were found to have higher levels of problem recognition and desire for help. A signi ficant gender x mental health interaction was also found, suggesting that females with more mental health problems have the highest levels of desire for help.
KW - Drug court
KW - Gender
KW - Mental health
KW - Treatment motivation
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U2 - 10.1080/02791072.2006.10400583
DO - 10.1080/02791072.2006.10400583
M3 - Article
C2 - 17373560
AN - SCOPUS:33847383351
VL - 38
SP - 441
EP - 448
IS - 4
ER -
