Trauma and cumulative adversity in women of a disadvantaged social location.
This study expands conceptual and empirical perspectives on stress exposure by evaluating cumulative exposure in 79 drug-convicted women. Logistic regression determined that (a) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increased 40% with each trauma and (b) adding chronic stressors increased the predictability of PTSD. This study supports cumulative adversity models and the importance of social location.
Kubiak
Sheryl Pimlott
SP
School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. spk@wayne.edu
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D015146:Midwestern United States; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011610:Psychosocial Deprivation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012931:Social Environment; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology