Childhood sexual trauma and substance misuse: a pilot study.
This research investigates the type of and extent to which additional problematic experiences and behaviors are associated with a history of both substance misuse and childhood sexual abuse. In a recent study of women undergraduate students, 30 years and older, 15 disclosed a history of problematic alcohol and/or drug use. Of these, 10 had experienced sexual trauma as children; five had not. This report compares these two subsamples with respect to problematic experiences and behavior. Implications for counseling and research are discussed.
Brabant
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University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette 70504, USA.
Forsyth
C J
CJ
LeBlanc
J B
JB
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology