Prevalence and Differential Profile of Patients with Substance Use Disorder Who Have Suffered Physical and/or Sexual Abuse

Patients with substance use disorder (SUD) who undergo treatment present a high prevalence of lifetime physical and/or sexual abuse. Studies about this phenomenon and the specific needs of patients with a history of abuse must be carried out to tailor treatment programs. The first goal of this article was to determine the prevalence of physical and/or sexual abuse among patients with SUD, and the second goal was to analyze the specific characteristics of these patients. A sample of 418 subjects was assessed to achieve the first goal and 104 subjects (52 with and 52 without a history of physical and/or sexual abuse) were examined to reach the second goal. All patients sought treatment for SUD in two Spanish clinical centers. The results showed that 15.5% of the sample had a history of physical and/or sexual abuse (42.3% of women and 9.9% of men). Patients with a history of abuse presented a higher need for SUD treatment in family and psychiatric areas and more psychopathological symptoms than patients without a history of abuse. According to this more serious profile, a patient-centered intervention considering the history of abuse is recommended. This will allow the specific needs of these patients to be met, thus improving SUD treatment success.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Journal of interpersonal violence - 37(2022), 15-16 vom: 01. Aug., Seite NP12820-NP12837

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Haro, Begoña [VerfasserIn]
López-Goñi, José J [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Montalvo, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Arteaga, Alfonso [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Assessment
Comorbidity
Journal Article
Physical abuse
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sexual abuse
Substance use disorder

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Date Completed 08.05.2023

Date Revised 08.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/08862605211001463

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM322856604