CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series No. 51. Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2009 , xxiii, 367 p.
Clinicians and program administrators are increasingly aware of the important differences between men and women with regard to the physical effects of substance use and the specific issues related to substance use disorders. These differences have an impact on treatment as well.
This TIP endorses a biopsychosociocultural framework based on clinical practice and research centered on women, encompassing the multiple contexts of women's lives.
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