Violence and its relationship to substance use in adolescent pregnancy

Berenson, Abbey B.; Miguel, Virginia V. San; Wilkinson, Gregg S.

doi:10.1016/1054-139x(92)90009-z

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“…Treatment programs for chemically dependent pregnant women often fail to recognize sexual or physical abuse, which may result in premature treatment dropout, relapse to substance use, and poor perinatal outcomes (Berenson, San Miguel, & Wilkinson, 1992;Hien & Levin, 1994). Routine screening for sexual abuse in substance-abusing pregnant women is imperative so that appropriate services and safety plans can be established for the victims, their existing children, and their newborns.…”

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Exposure to violence among substance-dependent pregnant women and their children

Vélez

Montoya

Jansson

et al. 2006

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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This study examined the prevalence of exposure to violence among drug-dependent pregnant women attending a multidisciplinary perinatal substance abuse treatment program. Participants (N = 715) completed the Violence Exposure Questionnaire within 7 days after their admission to the program. Their rates of lifetime abuse ranged from 72.7% for physical abuse to 71.3% for emotional abuse to 44.5% for sexual abuse. Their rates of abuse remained high during their current pregnancy, ranging from 40.9% for emotional abuse to 20.0% for physical abuse to 7.1% for sexual abuse. Nearly one third of the women reported having physical fights with their current partner (lifetime), and 25% of these women reported that children were present during those physical fights. A total of 30% of the women perceived a need for counseling regarding exposure to violence for themselves and 15% perceived a need for counseling for their children. Study findings confirm previous reports of high rates of abuse and violence exposure among substance-abusing pregnant women and their strong need for counseling for psychosocial sequelae. This study affirmed the value of routine screening for violence exposure in this at-risk population as well as the need to train therapists in specific strategies for helping such women address this complex array of problems.

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Exposure to violence among substance-dependent pregnant women and their children

Vélez

Montoya

Jansson

et al. 2006

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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“…Previous studies of adolescent and adult women indicated that European Americans are at greatest risk of severe physical violence during pregnancy (Berenson, San Miguel, & Wilkinson, 1992;McFarlane, Parker, Soeken, & Bullock, 1992), although another study found African Americans at greatest risk (Taggart & Mattson, 1996). Harrykissoon and colleagues (2002) found statistically significant ethnic differences in the prevalence of physical violence at 3, 6, and 18 months postpartum.…”

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Adolescent Dating Violence: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Health Outcomes, and Implications for Clinical Practice

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Fredland

Campbell

et al. 2003

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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“…There is evidence that violence exposure, particularly interpersonal violence, may be remarkably common in young pregnant women (Gazmararian et al, 1995; Gessner & Perham-Hester, 1998; Parker, McFarlane, Soeken, Torres, & Campbell, 1993). Although results are influenced by the method of assessment, between 5 and 38% of all pregnant adolescents experience interpersonal violence either during pregnancy or the year afterwards (Berenson, San Miguel, & Wilkinson, 1992; Covington, Justason, & Wright, 2001; Curry, Perrin, & Wall, 1998; Harrykissoon, Rickert, & Wiemann, 2002; McFarlane, Parker, Soeken, & Bullock, 1992; Renker, 1999). In one study of women four months postpartum, those who gave birth when younger than 18 years old were two to three times more likely to report episodes of interpersonal violence than older mothers (Gessner & Perham-Hester, 1998).…”

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How does violence exposure affect the psychological health and parenting of young African-American mothers?

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Lewin

Horn

et al. 2010

Social Science & Medicine

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Urban, minority, adolescent mothers are particularly vulnerable to violence exposure, which may increase their children’s developmental risk through maternal depression and negative parenting. The current study tests a conceptual model of the effects of community and contextual violence exposure on the mental health and parenting of young, African American mothers living in Washington DC. A path analysis revealed significant direct effects of witnessed and experienced violence on mothers’ depressive symptoms and general aggression. Experiences of discrimination were also associated with increased depressive symptoms. Moreover, there were significant indirect effects of mothers’ violence exposure on disciplinary practices through depression and aggression. These findings highlight the range of violence young African American mothers are exposed to and how these experiences affect their mental health, particularly depressive symptoms, and thus disciplinary practices.

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Violence and its relationship to substance use in adolescent pregnancy

Cited by 42 publications

References 24 publications

Exposure to violence among substance-dependent pregnant women and their children

Exposure to violence among substance-dependent pregnant women and their children

Adolescent Dating Violence: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Health Outcomes, and Implications for Clinical Practice

How does violence exposure affect the psychological health and parenting of young African-American mothers?

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