Intimate partner violence and drug-addicted women: from explicative models to gender-oriented treatments

Simonelli, Alessandra; Pasquali, Caterina Elisa; Palo, Francesca De

doi:10.3402/ejpt.v5.24496

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“…According to Sullivan et al (2016), when these circumstances concur, it may cause women to be prone to frequent drug and alcohol use. Additionally, the relationship between violence and substance use may present as a vicious cycle, as substance use may be a coping mechanism, and at the same time, substance use may be a risk factor for suffering abuse in a more repeated, and more serious fashion (Simonelli, Pasquali & De Palo, 2014). In this regard, professionals who work with victims of violence play a fundamental role in detection and treatment and must consider the repercussions of the combination of these circumstances (Caldentey et al, 2017).…”

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Factores de riesgo asociados al consumo de sustancias en mujeres víctimas de maltrato en contexto de pobreza.

Rivero¹,

Algovia

Vázquez

2019

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Título: Factores de riesgo asociados al consumo de sustancias en mujeres víctimas de maltrato en contexto de pobreza Resumen: El trabajo analiza la relación entre el padecimiento de sucesos vitales estresantes y el consumo excesivo de alcohol y drogas en 136 mujeres víctimas de violencia de género de Nicaragua. Los datos se obtuvieron a partir de una entrevista estructurada diseñada para este fin que recoge sucesos vitales estresantes padecidos por las víctimas a lo largo de su vida. Los resultados muestran que quienes padecieron distintos episodios de violencia en la infancia consumieron alcohol y drogas en exceso. Además, el mayor predictor para el consumo de alcohol y drogas se encuentra entre quienes padecieron abuso sexual antes de los 18 años. Por otra parte, los análisis Odds Ratio indican un aumento del riesgo para el consumo de sustancias cuando el abuso se produjo a edades tempranas. Pese a la relevancia para la salud de las víctimas, existen pocos dispositivos en Nicaragua con los que atender a las víctimas de violencia de género hacia procesos de recuperación, sobre todo para quienes han desarrollado estrategias de afrontamiento relacionados con el consumo excesivo de sustancias. Abstract:The work analyzes the relationship between the suffering of stressful life events and the excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs in 136 women victims of gender violence in Nicaragua. The data was obtained from a heteroapplied structured interview designed for this purpose, which collects stressful life events suffered by the victims throughout their lives. The results show that those who suffered different episodes of violence since childhood consumed alcohol and drugs in excess. In addition, the greatest predictor for alcohol and drug use is among those who suffered sexual abuse before age 18. On the other hand, the Odds Ratio analyzes indicate an increased risk for the consumption of substances when the abuse occurred at an early age. Despite the relevance for the health of the victims, there are few devices in Nicaragua with which to assist victims of gender violence towards recovery processes, especially for those who have developed coping strategies related to excessive substance use.

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Factores de riesgo asociados al consumo de sustancias en mujeres víctimas de maltrato en contexto de pobreza.

Rivero¹,

Algovia

Vázquez

2019

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“…It has been suggested that the relationship of IPV to poor mental health and substance use may be mediated by stress, in particular the continuous stress of living in an unpredictably violent or abusive environment [ 15 ]. Yet, conflicting evidence suggests that women with poorer mental health and/or substance use problems are more vulnerable to experiences of abuse due to their impaired cognition, judgment, memory, or ability to discern potentially threatening situations [ 16 ]. Clearly, the relationships are complex and to effectively address these problems we need to better understand them.…”

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Advancing our knowledge of the complexity and management of intimate partner violence and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems in women

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Globally, intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive and insidious human rights problem with significant adverse physical health outcomes for women. Intimate partner violence has also been closely associated with poor mental health and substance use problems. However, little is known about the relationship among these co-occurring problems and how to best intervene or manage them. Here, we present findings from recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses (where available) to highlight developments in understanding and managing the complex co-occurring problems of intimate partner violence and mental health and substance use in women.

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“…Thus, it can be assumed that factors making women become addicted to drugs, or possibly addiction itself, resulted in indirect self-destructiveness as a generalised behavioural tendency being stronger in them than in men. It is worth noticing that addicted women often have life paths that are more difficult than men’s: they have been more often the victims of violence and abuse [ 55 – 57 ]. This may mean that they use the products to relieve suffering.…”

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Gender Differentiation of Indirect Self-Destructiveness in Drug Addicted Individuals (Indirect Self-Destructiveness in Addicted Women and Men)

Tsirigotis

2019

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The use of psychoactive substances is considered to be a typical self-destructive behaviour with addiction itself regarded as one of the self-destructiveness forms. The aim of this work was to explore the gender differentiation of the indirect self-destructiveness syndrome (and its particular categories) in drug addicted individuals treated in drug addiction treatment centres. 172 drug addicted individuals (116 men and 56 women, M age = 23,5), ranged from 19 to 28 years, was recruited. In order to examine indirect self-destructiveness and its manifestations, the Polish version of the “Chronic Self-Destructiveness Scale” by Kelley (CS-DS) was administered. The statistical processing of scores used the Mann-Whitney U significance test. Women treated for drug addiction achieved significantly higher scores on indirect self-destructiveness: general score ( p = 0.001), subscales of Transgression and Risk (p = 0.001), Personal and Social Neglects ( p = 0.02), and Lack of Planfulness ( p < 0.001). They scored lower on Poor Health Maintenance ( p < 0.002) and Helplessness (p < 0.001). There is a need for specific, gender-adjusted manners of intervention and treatment in addicted women. Optimistically, after an addiction treatment, women cope and feel better psychologically and socially. They also care more about their health.

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Intimate partner violence and drug-addicted women: from explicative models to gender-oriented treatments

Cited by 31 publications

References 45 publications

Factores de riesgo asociados al consumo de sustancias en mujeres víctimas de maltrato en contexto de pobreza.

Factores de riesgo asociados al consumo de sustancias en mujeres víctimas de maltrato en contexto de pobreza.

Advancing our knowledge of the complexity and management of intimate partner violence and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems in women

Gender Differentiation of Indirect Self-Destructiveness in Drug Addicted Individuals (Indirect Self-Destructiveness in Addicted Women and Men)

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