Long-Term Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect on Alcohol Use and Excessive Drinking in Middle Adulthood

Widom, Cathy Spatz; White, Helene Raskin; Czaja, Sally J.; Marmorstein, Naomi R.

doi:10.15288/jsad.2007.68.317

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“…We confirmed that childhood maltreatment in the form of physical abuse contributes to the development of ASPD (Johnson et al, 1999;Luntz & Widom, 1994), alcohol dependence (Harrison et al, 1997;Widom, White, Czaja, & Marmorstein, 2007), and psychosis (Bebbington et al, 2011; ASPD is the strongest risk factor explaining the association between violence and psychotic illness (Bo, Abu-Akel, Kongerslev, Haahr, & Simonsen, 2011;Winsper et al, 2013). Early onset antisocial behavior persisting into adulthood is considered a familial disorder, with significant associations between mothers and fathers with ASPD and child externalizing behavior disorder (Connell & Goodman, 2002;Tremblay et al, 2005).…”

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confidence: 70%

Childhood maltreatment and violence: Mediation through psychiatric morbidity

González

Kallis

Ullrich

et al. 2016

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Section: Mediation and Psychopathologysupporting

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Childhood maltreatment and violence: Mediation through psychiatric morbidity

González

Kallis

Ullrich

et al. 2016

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…Furthermore, the consequences of maltreatment pose serious implications for emotional and psychosocial wellbeing far into adulthood (Gilbert et al 2009). As adults, victims are at an increased risk for psychological problems: in particular, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, eating disorders, personality disorders, and posttraumaticstress disorder (PTSD) (e.g., Arnow 2004;Banyard et al 2001;Fergusson et al 2008;Smyth, Heron, Wonderlich, Croby, & Thomson, 2008;Tyrka, Wyche, Kelly, Price, and Carpenter 2009;Widom, White, Czaja, and Marmorstein 2007). Although PTSD has received well-deserved attention among researchers as a common outcome for survivors of maltreatment, not all victims go on to develop PTSD and wide ranges in rates of PTSD (i.e., 20 % to 63 % meeting full criteria for PTSD) among survivors of maltreatment have been found (e.g., Gabbay, Oatis, Silva, & Hirsch, 2004;Wagner et al 2000).…”

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Posttraumatic Cognitions as Mediators Between Childhood Maltreatment and Poorer Mental Health Among Young Adults

Reichert

Flannery-Schroeder

2014

Journ Child Adol Trauma

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Childhood maltreatment is a significant public health issue that has been linked to a myriad of negative health consequences. To further elucidate the mechanisms of this link, the present study examined maladaptive cognitions (i.e., posttraumatic cognitions related to the self and world) and mental health sequelae among a sample of young adults. Participants were 287 undergraduate students (ages 18-29 years) who completed self-report questionnaires assessing childhood maltreatment, posttraumatic cognitions, and current mental health functioning. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Findings support childhood maltreatment as an important risk factor for long-term mental health difficulties. Importantly, posttraumatic cognitions were supported as mediators in this relationship and may be useful points of intervention to mitigate mental health concerns in adulthood.

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“…14 For example, in a cocaine treatment-seeking sample, greater severity of childhood emotional abuse increased the likelihood of cocaine relapse for women, but not for men. 33 In another US study, 34 childhood maltreatment among women, but not men, was associated with alcohol abuse or dependence in early adulthood, which was linked to excessive drinking in later adulthood. In a Midwestern US study, an increased likelihood of drug use problems was noted among women and not men.…”

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Childhood Maltreatment and Substance Use Disorders among Men and Women in a Nationally Representative Sample

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Objective: To examine the association between a history of 5 types of childhood maltreatment (that is, physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, and emotional neglect) and several substance use disorders (SUDs), including alcohol, sedatives, tranquilizers, opioids, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, and nicotine, in a nationally representative US adult sex-stratified sample.Method: Data were drawn from the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), a nationally representative US sample of adults aged 20 years and older (n = 34 653). Logistic regression models were conducted to understand the relations between 5 types of childhood maltreatment and SUDs separately among men and women after adjusting for sociodemographic variables and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Axis I and II mental disorders.Results: All 5 types of childhood maltreatment were associated with increased odds of all individual SUDs among men and women after adjusting for sociodemographic variables, with the exception of physical neglect and heroin abuse or dependence, emotional neglect, and amphetamines and cocaine abuse or dependence among men (adjusted odds ratio range 1.3 to 4.7). After further adjustment for other DSM Axis I and II mental disorders, the relations between childhood maltreatment and SUDs were attenuated, but many remained statistically significant. Differences in the patterns of findings were noted for men and women for sexual abuse and emotional neglect. Conclusions:This research provides evidence of the robust nature of the relations between many types of childhood maltreatment and many individual SUDs. The prevention of childhood maltreatment may help to reduce SUDs in the general population.

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Long-Term Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect on Alcohol Use and Excessive Drinking in Middle Adulthood

Cited by 196 publications

References 54 publications

Childhood maltreatment and violence: Mediation through psychiatric morbidity

Childhood maltreatment and violence: Mediation through psychiatric morbidity

Posttraumatic Cognitions as Mediators Between Childhood Maltreatment and Poorer Mental Health Among Young Adults

Childhood Maltreatment and Substance Use Disorders among Men and Women in a Nationally Representative Sample

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