The relationship between childhood sexual abuse and alcohol abuse in women ‐ a case‐control study

Fleming, Jillian; Mullen, Paul E.; Sibthorpe, Beverly; Attewell, Robyn; Bammer, Gabriele

doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.931217875.x

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“…The lack of association between age of onset of physical or sexual abuse and substance abuse in women contradicts other findings that childhood abuse (and earlier onset of violence) is associated with greater risk of substance abuse problems as adults (Bennett & Kember, 1994;Fleming, Mullen, Sibthorpe, Attewell, & Bammer, 1998;Medrano, Zule, Hatch, & Desmond, 1999;Miller, Downs, Gondoli, & Keil, 1987;Miller, Downs, & Testa, 1993;Spak, Spak, & Allebeck, 1998;Walker et al, 1999;Wilsnack, Vogeltanz, Klassen, & Harris, 1997). These studies differed from the study reported here in that they either did not account for the possibility of abuse occurring in adulthood or they measured the risk of developing alcohol abuse, not substance use consequences.…”

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The relationship between sexual and physical abuse and substance abuse consequences

Liebschutz

Savetsky

Saitz

et al. 2002

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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This study examines the relationship between a history of physical and sexual abuse (PhySexAbuse) and drug and alcohol related consequences. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of data from 359 male and 111 female subjects recruited from an inpatient detoxification unit. The Inventory of Drug Use Consequences (InDUC), measured negative life consequences of substance use. Eighty-one percent of women and 69% of men report past PhySexAbuse, starting at a median age of 13 and 11, respectively. In bivariate and multivariable analyses, PhySexAbuse was significantly associated with more substance abuse consequences ( p < 0.001). For men, age ≤ 17 years at first PhySexAbuse was significantly associated with more substance abuse consequences than an older age at first abuse, or no abuse ( p = 0.048). For women, the association of PhySexAbuse with substance use consequences was similar across all ages ( p = 0.59). Future research should develop interventions to lessen the substance abuse consequences of physical and sexual abuse.

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The relationship between sexual and physical abuse and substance abuse consequences

Liebschutz

Savetsky

Saitz

et al. 2002

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

131

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“…Previous studies have documented that childhood sexual abuse, random unexplained parental anger, and running away are predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder during adulthood (Bassuk et al 2001;Litz and Roemer 1996;Polusny and Follette 1995;Rowan et al 1994). Childhood sexual abuse is also associated with adult substance abuse (Fleming et al 1998;Miller, Downs, and Testa 1993;Polusny and Follette 1995 table 3). …”

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Multiply homeless families: The insidious impact of violence

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Perloff²,

Dawson

2001

Housing Policy Debate

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Little is known about the dynamics of homelessness among families that have been homeless more than once. Using longitudinal data from the Worcester Family Research Project, this article describes the duration of family homelessness, compares the characteristics of mothers who had been homeless only once with those who had been homeless multiple times, and identifies factors that contribute to repeated episodes of family homelessness.Certain factors such as interpersonal violence, especially during childhood, were highly associated with residential instability. At baseline, multiply homeless mothers had higher rates of childhood sexual abuse and stranger violence than their first-time homeless counterparts. Sexual molestation during childhood was also an important predictor of recidivism. When the sample was followed prospectively, first-time homeless mothers who experienced partner violence after being rehoused were more than three times as likely to experience a second homeless episode. Although homelessness is primarily a structural problem, national housing policy for poor people must be combined with supportive programs.

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“…Therefore many childhood abuse survivors reach adulthood without having received help for their trauma (Briere, 1992;Herman, 1992;Schetky, 1990). Adulthood problems associated with childhood abuse are diverse, including substance misuse, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, shame, self-harm (e.g., cutting ), eating disorders, isolation, dissociative problems, impaired ability to be intimate or sexual, parenting de cits, and retraumatizing adult relationships (Alexander et al, 1998;Briere, 1992;Browne & Finkelhor, 1986;Courtois, 1988;Feiring, Taska, & Lewis, 1996;Fleming, Mullen, Sibthorpe, Attewell, & Bammer, 1998;Harvey, 1996;Herman, 1992;Hurley, 1991;Rorty, Yager, & Rossotto, 1994;Terr, 1983;van der Kolk, McFarlane, & Weisaeth, 1996;Weiss, Longhurst, & Mazure, 1999;Wyatt, Guthrie, & Notgrass, 1992).…”

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Women Survivors of Childhood Abuse: The Impact of Traumatic Stress on Education and Work

Hall

2000

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

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A disempowering after-effect of childhood abuse that is not well-researched in nursing is the inability of many women abuse survivors to perform successfully in adulthood tasks such as working, managing money, and parenting. This inability often results from lack of family support, cultural impoverishment, limited formal education, and for some, illiteracy. By default, many women survivors engage in criminal, usually dangerous forms of work. A critical/feminist interview study involved 20 urban low income abuse survivors, who were mostly women of color. Participants were recovering cocaine misusers who had suffered multiple forms of childhood maltreatment. This article reports on a secondary analysis of narratives given by survivors, focused on learning and work difficulties. Findings were grouped into five broad domains: (1) school as problematic, (2) lack of adult life skills, (3) problems with academic and health literacy, (4) legitimate and illicit forms of work, and (5) means of help. In vivo quotes support these themes, and policy and practice implications are discussed.

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The relationship between childhood sexual abuse and alcohol abuse in women ‐ a case‐control study

Abstract: This study indicates that CSA alone is not a causative factor in the development of alcohol abuse among women and highlights the importance of examining the family background of women with alcohol problems.

Cited by 35 publications

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The relationship between sexual and physical abuse and substance abuse consequences

The relationship between sexual and physical abuse and substance abuse consequences

Multiply homeless families: The insidious impact of violence

Women Survivors of Childhood Abuse: The Impact of Traumatic Stress on Education and Work

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