Prevalence and Differential Profile of Patients with Substance Use Disorder Who Have Suffered Physical and/or Sexual Abuse

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 artic...

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Published inJournal of interpersonal violence Vol. 37; no. 15-16; pp. NP12820 - NP12837
Main Authors Haro, Begoña, López-Goñi, José J., Fernández-Montalvo, Javier, Arteaga, Alfonso
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2022
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Comorbidity
Drug use
Female
History
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Objectives
Patients
Prevalence
Psychopathology
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses - psychology
Sexual abuse
Substance abuse
Substance abuse treatment
Substance use disorder
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Treatment programs
assessment
substance use disorder
physical abuse
comorbidity
sexual abuse
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/08862605211001463