Exploring the Relationship Between Alcohol Use, Childhood Maltreatment, and Treatment Needs Among Female Prisoners

• Published in: Substance use & misuse Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 277 - 305
• Main Authors: Mullings, Janet L., Hartley, Deborah J., Marquart, James W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Colchester Informa UK Ltd 2004; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Addictive behaviors; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Alcohol Abuse; Alcohol dependence; Alcohol dependency; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Alcohol Drinking - psychology; Alcohol-Related Disorders - psychology; Alcoholism; Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child Abuse; Child Neglect; Child Sexual Abuse; Childhood maltreatment; Family Stability; Female; Female Offenders; Female prisoners; Home Environment; Humans; Medical sciences; Mental Health Services; Needs Assessment; Parent Child Relations; Prisoners; Prisoners - psychology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Sex Factors; Substance Abuse; Texas; Toxicology; Treatment; Treatment Programs; USA; Women; Texas; Human; Prisoner; Need; Treatment; Alcoholism; Female; Child

Objective. This study examined the relationship between child maltreatment and adult alcohol dependency among a sample of newly incarcerated female prisoners. Method. This secondary data analysis utilized information gathered through face-to-face interviews with female inmates at intake (N = 1198) w...