October 25, 2002 |
Dually Diagnosed Female Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions: 1999 |
In Brief |
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For this report, dual diagnosis refers to the co-occurrence
of a substance abuse problem and a psychiatric disorder. Female substance abuse
treatment admissions with and without a psychiatric disorder were compared using
the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
TEDS is a compilation of data on the demographic characteristics and substance abuse problems of those admitted for substance abuse treatment. The information comes primarily from facilities that receive some public funding. TEDS records represent admissions rather than individuals, as a person may be admitted to treatment more than once. TEDS includes a Minimum Data Set of variables collected by all States and a Supplemental Data Set of variables collected by some States. The variable on psychiatric problems is in the TEDS Supplemental Data Set. This report is based on female admissions in the 24 States with a response rate of 75 percent or higher for this data element.1 These States represented 53 percent of TEDS admissions in 1999, and 55 percent of TEDS female admissions. Of the approximately 258,000 female admissions, about one-fifth (58,000) were dually diagnosed in 1999. Primary Substance of Abuse Female admissions with dual diagnoses were more likely than their counterparts without dual diagnoses to have alcohol as a primary substance of abuse (46 percent vs. 33 percent) (Figure 1). Dually diagnosed female admissions were less likely than non-dually diagnosed female admissions to have opiates (18 percent vs. 25 percent) or stimulants (4 percent vs. 10 percent) as their primary substance of abuse. Admissions rates for cocaine and marijuana were about equal.
Race/Ethnicity The racial/ethnic distribution of dually diagnosed female admissions was 69 percent White, 20 percent Black, 8 percent Hispanic, and 3 percent Other (data not shown). In contrast, the racial/ethnic distribution of non-dually diagnosed female admissions was 54 percent White, 29 percent Black, 12 percent Hispanic, and 5 percent Other. |
Age and Marital Status Slightly over a third of both dually diagnosed and non-dually diagnosed female admissions were between 35 and 44 years old (data not shown). Dually diagnosed and non-dually diagnosed female admissions were equally likely to be married (17 percent), but non-dually diagnosed female admissions were more likely to have never married (56 percent vs. 48 percent) (data not shown).2 Age at First Use and Duration of Abuse For more than half (55 percent) of dually diagnosed female admissions, age at first use was younger than age 18, compared with less than half (48 percent) of non-dually diagnosed female admissions (Figure 2). Duration of abuse did not differ between dually diagnosed and non-dually diagnosed female admissions seeking treatment for the first time; both groups had an average duration of use of about 13 years (data not shown).
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Source: 1999 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
Figure 3. Number of Prior Treatment Episodes for Female Admissions, by Psychiatric Diagnosis Status: 1999 | |
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Source: 1999 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
Table 1. Employment Characteristics by Psychiatric Diagnosis Status: 1999 | |
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Source: 1999 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
Figure 4. Referral Source for Female Admissions, by Psychiatric Diagnosis Status: 1999 | |
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Source: 1999 SAMHSA Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). |
The Drug and Alcohol Services Information System (DASIS) is an
integrated data system maintained by the Office of Applied Studies,
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
One component of DASIS is the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS).
TEDS is a compilation of data on the demographic characteristics and
substance abuse problems of those admitted for substance abuse
treatment. The information comes primarily from facilities that
receive some public funding. Information on treatment admissions is
routinely collected by State administrative systems and then
submitted to SAMHSA in a standard format. Approximately 1.6 million
records are included in TEDS each year. TEDS records represent
admissions rather than individuals, as a person may be admitted to
treatment more than once.
The DASIS Report is prepared by the Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA; Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc., Arlington, Virginia; and RTI, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Information and data for this issue are based on data reported to TEDS through April 16, 2001. www.oas.samhsa.gov/dasis.htm Access the latest TEDS public
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