Murnan Aaron, Wu Qiong, Slesnick Natasha
Human Development and Family Science, Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
J Fam Ther. 2018 Nov;40(4):557-583. doi: 10.1111/1467-6427.12187. Epub 2017 Jul 20.
Studies report that high rates of prostituting women seek substance use treatment, and that most of these women have children in their care. However, compared to non-prostituting women, they show poorer treatment outcomes. Effective intervention for this population is needed, and the current study is the first to test family therapy with mothers seeking substance use treatment, who also reported prostitution. Sixty-eight treatment-seeking women with children in their care were randomly assigned to receive 12 sessions of Ecologically-Based Family Therapy or 12 sessions of individual treatment. Results showed that women who received family therapy reported greater reductions in substance use and depressive symptoms as well as greater improvements in their mother-child interactions. Findings underscore the importance of offering family therapy as a treatment option when prostituting women with children seek substance use treatment.
研究报告称，从事卖淫活动的女性中有很高比例寻求药物使用治疗，而且这些女性中的大多数都有孩子需要照顾。然而，与不从事卖淫活动的女性相比，她们的治疗效果较差。需要针对这一人群进行有效干预，而当前的研究是首次对同时报告有卖淫行为且寻求药物使用治疗的母亲进行家庭治疗的测试。68名有孩子需要照顾且寻求治疗的女性被随机分配接受12节基于生态的家庭治疗课程或12节个体治疗课程。结果显示，接受家庭治疗的女性报告称药物使用和抑郁症状有更大程度的减少，以及母婴互动有更大改善。研究结果强调，当有孩子的从事卖淫活动的女性寻求药物使用治疗时，提供家庭治疗作为一种治疗选择的重要性。
