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Revictimization and interpersonal resource loss predicts PTSD among women in substance‐use treatment
Author(s) -
Schumm Jeremiah A.,
Hobfoll Stevan E.,
Keogh Nancy Jones
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1023/b:jots.0000022624.53181.21
Subject(s) - interpersonal communication , psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , substance abuse , coping (psychology) , alcohol use disorder , poison control , posttraumatic stress , injury prevention , young adult , substance use , medicine , developmental psychology , alcohol , medical emergency , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry
Child physical abuse (CPA) and child sexual abuse (CSA) were hypothesized to be associated with revictimization and interpersonal resource loss in adulthood. These adulthood experiences were, in turn, hypothesized to increase risk for current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). High‐risk women were recruited from an innercity drug and alcohol treatment center ( N = 105). Interpersonal resource losses, partner‐produced physical assault, adulthood rape, CPA, and CSA had direct effects on PTSD. CPA and CSA also had indirect effects on PTSD through rape, which, in turn, predicted PTSD. Results suggest that the traumatic origins of current PTSD among substance‐using women are multifaceted and support the importance of considering interpersonal coping resources in evaluating and treating female substance users.