title: Risk factors for alcohol-related problems among victims of partner violence.
abstract: Despite the high prevalence of alcohol-related problems and disorders among women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV), factors related to current alcohol use are understudied. We examined current risk factors for alcohol-related problems among 143 substance-using, IPV-exposed women recruited from an urban community from 2007 to 2010. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity was associated with alcohol-related problems and a positive alcohol screen; physical IPV severity was related to alcohol dependence. Post hoc analyses revealed that PTSD symptom severity mediated relationships between physical IPV severity and hazardous, harmful, and dependent drinking. Focusing on managing PTSD symptoms and physical IPV in community-based interventions may halt the progression from alcohol use to dependence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA. tami.sullivan@yale.edu
authors.forename: Tami P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Rebecca L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Ashare
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jaquier
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tennen
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D019548:Crime Victims; D003863:Depression; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D012307:Risk Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000503:physiopathology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires