Trauma, dissociation, impulsivity, and self-mutilation among substance abuse patients.
Among 85 substance abusing or dependent inpatients, it was found that those with histories of distressing traumatic events reported more self-mutilative acts, higher levels of dissociation, and a greater degree of impulsivity than did patients without such histories. Implications of the findings for research and clinical practice are discussed.
Zlotnick
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Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, R.I., USA.
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Recupero
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Bidadi
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Pearlstein
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Brown
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*