RT Article
T1 Prevalence and Differential Profile of Patients with Substance Use Disorder Who Have Suffered Physical and/or Sexual Abuse
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 37
IS 15/16
A1 Haro, Begoña
A2 López-Goñi, José J.
A2 Fernández-Montalvo, Javier
A2 Rocha-Arteaga, Alfonso
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1884207626
AB 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.
K1 Assessment
K1 Comorbidity
K1 Physical Abuse
K1 Sexual Abuse
K1 Substance use disorder
DO 10.1177/08862605211001463