Open AccessAlcohol and drug disorders among physically abusive and neglectful parents in a community-based sample.
Author(s) -
Kelly J. Kelleher,
Mark Chaffin,
Janice Hollenberg,
Ellen P. Fischer
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.84.10.1586
Subject(s) - neglect , physical abuse , psychiatry , substance abuse , confounding , medicine , child abuse , referral , poison control , injury prevention , child neglect , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , psychology , environmental health , family medicine , pathology
The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency of substance use disorders and symptoms between adults reporting child physical abuse or neglect and individually matched control subjects in a community sample.