“A good mother”: Impact of motherhood identity on women's substance use and engagement in treatment across the lifespan

Women are underrepresented in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. Interpersonal and structural factors affect women's access to SUD treatment, but limited research evaluates how motherhood is a potential barrier and facilitator to engagement in SUD treatment. We focus on women from young to middle adulthood, and capture women's identities as mothers, caretakers, and grandmothers, outside of pregnancy and the postpartum period.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - May 13, 2021 Category: Addiction Authors: Zoe M. Adams, Callie M. Ginapp, Carolina R. Price, Yilu Qin, Lynn M. Madden, Kimberly Yonkers, Jaimie P. Meyer Source Type: research