Psychological distress in childhood trauma survivors who abuse drugs

Martha A. Medrano; John P Hatch; William A. Zule; David P. Desmond

doi:10.1081/ADA-120001278

Psychological distress in childhood trauma survivors who abuse drugs

Martha A. Medrano, John P Hatch, William A. Zule, David P. Desmond

Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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The relationships between the level of childhood maltreatment and current psychological distress were examined in a community sample of 676 substance abusing men and women using a validated self-report instrument (the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire) designed to measure physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and physical and emotional neglect. Current levels of self-reported psychological distress/symptoms were measured using a 53-item Brief Symptom Inventory. Prevalence of early trauma ranged from 44% for emotional neglect to 65% for sexual abuse. The severity of all forms of childhood maltreatment were directly associated with current psychological distress.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Volume	28
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1081/ADA-120001278
State	Published - 2002

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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