Weiss Susan R B, Kung Hsiang-Ching, Pearson Jane L
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, 6001 Executive Blvd. Room 5241, MSC 9591, Bethesda, MD 20892-9591, USA.
Curr Womens Health Rep. 2003 Jun;3(3):245-53.
The emerging understanding of gender differences among ethnic minorities in the rates, etiology, course, and treatment of substance abuse and common comorbid mental health disorders has significant scientific and practical implications. Growing recognition of these differences and their implications for treatment and policy decisions has highlighted research gaps and the need for more thoughtful application of the knowledge gained from existing research findings. In this brief review, we outline some of the unique aspects of substance abuse and comorbid mental health problems for women, as well as for women of various ethnic/cultural groups, including specific barriers to obtaining and remaining in treatment. Research challenges to improving limited knowledge about the rates, course, and treatment of substance abuse disorders among ethnic minority women are highlighted.
对少数族裔在药物滥用及常见共病心理健康障碍的发生率、病因、病程和治疗方面的性别差异的新认识具有重大的科学和实际意义。对这些差异及其对治疗和政策决策的影响的日益认识凸显了研究差距，以及更审慎应用从现有研究结果中获得的知识的必要性。在这篇简短的综述中，我们概述了女性以及不同种族/文化群体的女性在药物滥用和共病心理健康问题方面的一些独特之处，包括获得治疗和维持治疗的具体障碍。文中强调了在改善对少数族裔女性药物滥用障碍的发生率、病程和治疗方面有限认识的研究挑战。
