Domestic violence and alcohol use: Trauma-related symptoms and motives for drinking

Kaysen, Debra; Dillworth, Tiara; Simpson, Tracy L.; Waldrop, Angela E.; Larimer, Mary E.; Resick, Patricia A.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.09.007

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“…Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 32,39,40 , é possí-vel supor que a ingestão de bebidas alcoólicas pode ser estratégia adotada pelas vítimas para lidar com o estresse provocado pelo contexto de violência 32,41 .…”

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Prevalência de violência física por parceiro íntimo em homens e mulheres de Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil: estudo de base populacional

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Investigou-se a associação entre sexo e violência física entre parceiros íntimos. Encontrou-se prevalência de sofrer qualquer violência física (17%), violência física moderada (16,6%) e violência física grave (7,3%). Não houve diferença significativa para violência física moderada em homens e mulheres, porém, quanto mais grave o ato maior a ocorrência deste nas mulheres. Por meio de regressão logística testou-se a associação da violência com o sexo, ajustando-se às variáveis exploratórias. Mulheres de maior idade, viúvas/separadas, pobres, menos escolarizadas e pretas registram maior probabilidade de sofrer violência. Nos homens, a prevalência de violência física grave apresentou alteração significativa apenas para estado civil. Uso abusivo de álcool por mulheres representou maior chance de sofrer violência física.

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“…------IJADR 1(1) ------80 & Randall, 2003;Morris, Stewart, & Ham, 2005;Schneier et al, 2010;Zimmermann et al, 2003), posttraumatic stress disorder or symptoms (Blume, Resor, Villanueva, & Braddy, 2009;Jacobson et al, 2008;McDevitt-Murphy et al, 2010), physical pain (Lawton & Simpson, 2009;Moos, Brennan, Schutte, & Moos, 2010;Riley & King, 2009), cumulative experience with stressful life events (Aseltine & Gore, 2000;Dawson, Grant, & Ruan, 2005;Lloyd & Turner, 2008), after-effects of military combat (Jacobsen et al, 2008;Šakušić et al, 2009;Wilk et al, 2010), after-effects of disasters and terrorism (Boscarino, Adams, & Galea, 2006;Grieger, Fullerton, Ursano, & Reeves, 2003;Hasin, Keyes, Hatzenbuehler, Aharonovich, & Alderson, 2007), after-effects of childhood trauma (Sarin & NolenHoeksema, 2010;Wilsnack, Wilsnack, Kristjanson, Vogeltanz-Holm, & Harris, 2004;Wu et al, 2010), after-effects of assault and criminal victimization (Kaysen et al, 2007;Ullman, Filipas, Townsend, & Starzynski, 2005;Vaughn et al, 2010) and chronic negative emotions arising for other reasons (Costanzo et al, 2007;Dorfman, Trokel, Lincoln, & Mehta, 2010;Witkiewitz & Villarroel, 2009). Links between chronic stress and chronic drinking patterns are found more consistently than links between acute but time-limited stress and immediate drinking responses (Armeli, Todd, & Mohr, 2005;Helzer, Badger, Searles, Rose, & Mongeon, 2006;Skaff, Finney, & Moos, 1999; but see also …”

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Distress and drinking: Cross-cultural connections and contexts

Wilsnack¹,

Kristjanson²,

Wilsnack³

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Aims: Research on how distress is related to drinking has paid relatively little attention to gender and to cultural differences. This study examines how distress is associated with men's and women's drinking cross-culturally.Design: Cross-sectional survey.Setting/Participants: Surveys of 30,728 women and 24,204 men in 22 countries of the GENACIS project (Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International Study) provided data on how women's and men's mental, interpersonal and work-situational distress are related to their drinking patterns. Measurements:Analyses examined correlations within surveys, and used hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) to take into account economic development, abstinence rates and distress levels in the populations surveyed. Findings:We found few associations of drinking patterns with reported stressful work situations. Mental and interpersonal distress had more frequent but geographically scattered associations with men's and women's drinking, particularly with quantities consumed. HLM analyses confirmed cross-culturally that drinking tended to increase with psychological and interpersonal distress, but the societal-level variables had few effects.Conclusions: Distress measures in GENACIS surveys were positively though not powerfully associated with both women's and men's drinking cross-culturally, associations not attributable to societal-level characteristics. The findings indicate a need for better cross-cultural information about the processes by which distress may lead to heavier drinking.For over 50 years, hundreds of scholars have tried to learn how distress is connected to drinking. From all their efforts, one conclusion is certain: sometimes emotional and physical distress are associated with heavier drinking and increased risks of alcohol problems and alcohol disorders. However, after much time and effort, it is still not clear how or when or where or why distress and drinking are connected. Here we briefly review some of the more common findings from recent research, and then offer more information about where distress and drinking occur together and how gender may affect the connections.A basic hypothesis about stress and alcohol is that for people who drink, the effects of alcohol seem to help them deal with unpleasant feelings resulting from stressful experiences. Evidence consistent with this hypothesis has been found in a wide variety of circumstances, in those who suffer from social anxiety disorder or symptoms (Carrigan IJADR

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“…OUTH AFRICA HAS HIGH RATES OF BOTH hazardous drinking and traumatic experiences, and studies from other settings suggest that these two public health issues are closely related (Kaysen et al, 2007;Khoury et al, 2010;McFarlane, 1998). The proportion of South Africans who drink alcohol is fairly low (in a national household survey, just 39% of men and 16% of women reported alcohol use in the past year).…”

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Mediate the Relationship Between Traumatic Experiences and Drinking Behavior Among Women Attending Alcohol Serving Venues in a South African Township

Watt

Ranby

Meade

et al. 2012

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: South Africa has high rates of traumatic experiences and alcohol abuse or dependence, especially among women. Traumatic experiences often result in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and PTSD has been associated with hazardous drinking. This article examines the relationship between traumatic events and hazardous drinking among women who patronized alcohol-serving venues in South Africa and examines PTSD as a mediator of this relationship. Method: A total of 560 women were recruited from a Cape Town township. They completed a computerized assessment that included alcohol consumption, history of traumatic events, and PTSD symptoms. Mediation analysis examined whether PTSD symptoms mediated the relationship between the number of traumatic event categories experienced (range: 0-7) and drinking behavior. Results: The mean Alcohol Use Disorders Identifi cation Test score in the sample was 12.15 (range: 0-34, SD = 7.3), with 70.9% reaching criteria for hazardous drinking (AUDIT ≥ 8). The mean PTSD score was 36.32 (range: 17-85, SD = 16.3), with 20.9% meeting symptom criteria for PTSD (PTSD ChecklistCivilian Version ≥ 50). Endorsement of traumatic experiences was high, including adult emotional (51.8%), physical (49.6%), and sexual (26.3%) abuse; childhood physical (35.0%) and sexual (25.9%) abuse; and other types of trauma (83%). All categories of traumatic experiences, except the "other" category, were associated with hazardous drinking. PTSD symptoms mediated 46% of the relationship between the number of traumatic categories experienced and drinking behavior. Conclusions: Women reported high rates of hazardous drinking and high levels of PTSD symptoms, and most had some history of traumatic events. There was a strong relationship between traumatic exposure and drinking levels, which was largely mediated by PTSD symptoms. Substance use interventions should address histories of trauma in this population, where alcohol may be used in part to cope with past traumas. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 73, 549-558, 2012)

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Domestic violence and alcohol use: Trauma-related symptoms and motives for drinking

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Prevalência de violência física por parceiro íntimo em homens e mulheres de Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil: estudo de base populacional

Prevalência de violência física por parceiro íntimo em homens e mulheres de Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil: estudo de base populacional

Distress and drinking: Cross-cultural connections and contexts

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Mediate the Relationship Between Traumatic Experiences and Drinking Behavior Among Women Attending Alcohol Serving Venues in a South African Township

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