Open AccessPsychological morbidity among female commercial sex workers with alcohol and drug abuse
Author(s) -
Kasthuri Pandiyan,
H Chandrasekhar,
S Madhusudhan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.104822
Subject(s) - substance abuse , psychiatry , medicine , psychological intervention , depression (economics) , alcohol abuse , sexual abuse , mental health , poison control , suicide prevention , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Substance abuse may act as precursors and also can form outcomes of sexual behaviors. The confluence of drug use, mental stressors, poverty, sexually transmitted diseases, low self-esteem and high-risk partners forms a fertile ground for psychological morbidity.
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