Adverse childhood experiences among women prisoners: Relationships to suicide attempts and drug abuse

Friestad, Christine; Rustad, Åse‐Bente; Kjelsberg, Ellen

doi:10.1177/0020764012461235

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“…Similar results have been found in previous genetic studies about developmental trajectories of nicotine dependence, finding that social and familial environmental factors, more closely related to childhood and early adolescent tiers do not predict lifetime ND (Kendler et al, 2008). However, adverse event during childhood and early adolescence may act as risk factors for low educational achievement (Breslau et al, 2009), marital problems (Theobald and Farrington, 2012), personality disorders (Fryers and Brugha, 2013), or other psychiatric disorders, including SUD (Friestad et al, 2012; Fryers and Brugha, 2013; Levitan et al, 1998; Schilling et al, 2007), all of which increase the risk for ND.…”

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Toward a comprehensive developmental model of smoking initiation and nicotine dependence

García–Rodríguez

Blanco

Wall

et al. 2014

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background This study aims to identify predictors of smoking initiation and nicotine dependence (ND) to develop a comprehensive risk-factor model based on Kendler’s development model for major depression. Methods Data were drawn from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), Wave 2 (n = 34,653). Risk factors were divided into 5 developmental tiers according to Kendler’s model (childhood, early adolescence, late adolescence, adulthood, past-year). Hierarchical logistic regression models were built to predict the risk of smoking initiation and the risk of ND, given initiation. The continuation ratio (CR) was tested by ordinal logistic regression to examine whether the impact of the predictors was the same on smoking initiation or ND. Results The final models highlighted the importance of different tiers for each outcome. The CR identified substantial differences in the predictors of smoking initiation versus ND. Childhood tier appears to be more determinant for smoking initiation while the effect of more distal tiers (i.e. childhood and early adolescence) was tempered by more proximal ones (i.e. late adolescence, adulthood and past-year) in ND, with few sex differences. Conclusions The differential effect of some predictors on each outcome shows the complexity of pathways from smoking initiation to ND. While some risk factors may be shared, others impact only at one stage or have even an inverse effect. An adaptation of Kendler’s developmental model for major depression showed high predictive power for smoking initiation and ND.

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Toward a comprehensive developmental model of smoking initiation and nicotine dependence

García–Rodríguez

Blanco

Wall

et al. 2014

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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“…In recent years, research on adults with ACE has received much attention in public health because of its negative impact on health outcomes. Several studies have well documented the negative impact of ACE on adult health and health risk behaviors (Anda et al, 1999, Chapman et al, 2004, Chapman et al, 2007, Dube et al, 2002, Dube et al, 2003, Felitti et al, 1998, Friestad et al, 2012, Gjelsvik et al, 2014, Kelly-Irving et al, 2013). …”

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Social and emotional support as a protective factor against current depression among individuals with adverse childhood experiences

Brinker

Cheruvu

2017

Preventive Medicine Reports

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Depression is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders among adults with adverse childhood experiences (ACE). Several studies have well documented the protective role of social support against depression in other populations. However, the impact of perceived social and emotional support (PSES) on current depression in a large community sample of adults with ACE has not been studied yet. This study tests the hypothesis that PSES is a protective factor against current depression among adults with ACE.Data from the 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) involving adults with at least one ACE were used for the purpose of this study (n = 12.487). PSES had three categories: Always, Usually/Sometimes, and Rarely/Never. Current depression, defined based on the responses to the eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) depression scale, was treated as a binary outcome of interest: Present or absent. Logistic regression models were used for the analysis adjusting for all potential confounders.When compared to individuals who reported that they rarely/never received social and emotional support, individuals who reported that they always received were 87% less likely to report current depression (AOR: 0.13 [95% CI: 0.08–0.21]); and those who reported that they usually/sometimes received social and emotional support were 69% less likely to report current depression (AOR: 0.31 [95% CI: 0.20–0.46]).The results of this study highlight the importance of social and emotional support as a protective factor against depression in individuals with ACE. Health care providers should routinely screen for ACE to be able to facilitate the necessary social and emotional support.

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“…Recent estimates show that six in ten people in the general population have been exposed to at least one adverse childhood event (Brown et al, 2013), and 8.7% have reported five or more ACEs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2010). ACEs have been linked to suicide attempts (Dube, Felitti, Dong, Giles, & Anda, 2003; Felitti et al, 1998; Friestad, Ase-Bente, & Kjelsberg, 2014; Hung, Caine, Fan, Huang, & Chen, 2013; Van Niel, Pachter, Wade, Felitti, & Stein, 2014), using illicit drugs (Felitti et al, 1998; Friestad et al, 2014; Van Niel, Pachter, Wade, Felitti, & Stein, 2014), smoking (Bellis, Hughes, Leckenby, Perkins, & Lowey, 2014; Felitti et al, 1998; Van Niel et al, 2014), having multiple sex partners (Dube et al, 2003; Felitti et al, 1998), and have also been linked to depression in late-life (Ritchie et al, 2009). …”

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Sex and sexual orientation disparities in adverse childhood experiences and early age at sexual debut in the United States: Results from a nationally representative sample

Brown

Masho

Perera

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked to early sexual debut, which has been found to be associated with multiple adverse health outcomes. Sexual minorities and men tend to have earlier sexual debut compared to heterosexual populations and women, respectively. However, studies examining the association between ACEs and early sexual debut among men and sexual minorities are lacking. The aim of this study was to examine the sex and sexual orientation disparities in the association between ACEs and age at sexual debut. Data were obtained from Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Logistic and linear regression model were used to obtain crude and adjusted estimates and 95% confidence intervals adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, income, education, insurance and marital status for the association between ACEs (neglect, physical/psychological abuse, sexual abuse, parental violence, and parental incarceration and psychopathology) and early sexual debut. Analyses were stratified by sex and sexual orientation. Larger effect estimates depicting the association between ACEs and sexual debut were seen for women compared to men, and among sexual minorities, particularly among men who have sex with men (MSM) and women who have sex with women (WSW), compared to heterosexuals. Sexual health education programs with a focus on delaying sexual debut among children and adolescents should also consider addressing ACEs, such as neglect, physical, psychological and sexual abuse, witnessing parental violence, and parental incarceration and psychopathology. Public health practitioners, researchers and sexual health education curriculum coordinators should consider these differences by sex and sexual orientation when designing these programs.

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Adverse childhood experiences among women prisoners: Relationships to suicide attempts and drug abuse

Abstract: The associations observed between early life trauma and later health risk behaviour indicate the need for early prevention. The findings also emphasize the important role of prison health services in secondary prevention among women inmates.

Cited by 97 publications

References 25 publications

Toward a comprehensive developmental model of smoking initiation and nicotine dependence

Toward a comprehensive developmental model of smoking initiation and nicotine dependence

Social and emotional support as a protective factor against current depression among individuals with adverse childhood experiences

Sex and sexual orientation disparities in adverse childhood experiences and early age at sexual debut in the United States: Results from a nationally representative sample

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