Parental substance abuse and the nature of child maltreatment

Famularo, Richard; Kinscherff, Robert; Fenton, Terence

doi:10.1016/0145-2134(92)90064-x

Cited by 206 publications

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“…Substance abusing mothers are more likely than nonsubstance abusing mothers to have been referred previously to child protective service agencies, to be rated by court investigators as presenting a high risk to their children, to reject court-ordered services, and to have their children permanently removed (Bays, 1990(Bays, , 1992Behling, 1979;Black & Mayer, 1980;Deren, 1986;Famularo, Kinscherff, & Fenton, 1992;Gabel & Shindledecker, 1993;Kelleher, Chaffin, Hollenberg, & Fischer, 1994;Murphy, Jellinek, Quinn, Smith, Poitrast, & Goshko, 1991). In addition to substance abuse, families of children removed from parental custody due to abuse/neglect often experience high levels of violence and stress (Famularo et al, 1992).…”

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Risk factors for disruption in primary caregiving among infants of substance abusing women

Nair

Black

Schuler

et al. 1997

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Objective-To identify perinatal factors that are predictive of disruption in primary caregiving among infants of substance abusing women.Method-A randomized longitudinal cohort study. One hundred and fifty two mother/infant dyads were assessed for evidence of disruption of primary caregiving or neglect during the first 18 months of life, defined by mother's inability to provide care. Data analyzed included neonatal characteristics, urine toxicology at delivery, maternal history of drug use, maternal depression, social support, and social and health history.Results-Sixty-six infants (43.4%) had disruption in their primary care during the first 18 months of their life. 86 infants (56.6%) remained in the care of their mothers. Women who were younger, were heroin users, had two or more children, had other children in foster care, and reported depressive symptoms were least likely to provide ongoing primary care for their infant.Conclusions-Although all infants born to substance abusing women are at a high risk for disruption in the continuity of their primary caregiving, maternal demographic and psychosocial factors present at delivery can predict which infants are likely to experience an early disruption in their primary caregiving. Identifying these families can enable health care providers to monitor them more closely and, when appropriate, encourage support from the extended family. © 1997

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Risk factors for disruption in primary caregiving among infants of substance abusing women

Nair

Black

Schuler

et al. 1997

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…Most studies are based on samples of parents who have been determined through the child welfare system or the courts to be abusive, or who report themselves to be abusive. The goal of these studies is to describe profiles of child abusers, or to identify risk factors contributing to an increased likelihood that abuse will occur (Bland & Orn, 1986;Chaffin et al, 1996;Dinwiddie & Bucholz, 1993;Famularo et al, 1992aFamularo et al, , 1992bTaylor et al, 1991). These studies do not actually tell us what percent of parents with mental illness abuse their children, but rather tell us what percent of parents who abuse their children have mental illness.…”

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confidence: 99%

Critical Issues for Parents with Mental Illness and their Families

Nicholson¹,

Biebel²,

Hinden³

et al. 2001

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“…For example, drug addiction is well identified as an important risk factor for family violence, particularly in cases involving serious violence, including homicide (Brookoff et al, 1997;Easton et al, 2000). Besides, drug addiction is related to destructive family behaviors, including child addiction and neglect (Bays, 1990;Davis, 1994;Famularo, Kinscherff & Fenton, 1992;Sheridan, 1995) and incest (Hurley, 1991). Not only confined to this, an addicted person may show a decline in academic performance, frequently fails to attend classes, loses interest in school work and displays weakened motor coordination, poor health, and lack of interest in old friendships (Bawkin and Bawkin, 1972).…”

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Causes of Drug Addiction among Youth in Sylhet City of Bangladesh

Ahad¹,

Chowdhury²,

Kundu³

et al. 2017

IOSR JHSS

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Abstract:-The study investigated the causes of drug addiction among the youth and identified the problems faced by young drug addicts as consequences of drug addiction. In this study, through purposive sampling technique total 42 drug addicts were identified. Data was collected by using structured questionnaire, interview schedule and observation. To identify the causes of drug addiction, an analytical technique namely Influencing Causes Index (ICI) was used. The study depicts that curiosity was first and foremost reason and temptation by friends was the second reason behind drug addiction among youth. This study also revealed that highest 76.19% of drug addicts changed taking of drugs one after another to get adventure by tasting different drugs. About 88.09% drug addicts feel being neglected by their relatives due to drug addiction. About 95.24% felt that they did not have any discipline in their daily life and 50% have experienced some sexual problems due to their involvement in drug addiction. About 33.33% were faced some physical problems like kidney failure, lungs problem, heart disease, paralysis and psychological problem in pornography etc. Areas and context specific data are important for future policies and effective surveillance initiatives.

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Parental substance abuse and the nature of child maltreatment

Cited by 206 publications

References 21 publications

Risk factors for disruption in primary caregiving among infants of substance abusing women

Risk factors for disruption in primary caregiving among infants of substance abusing women

Critical Issues for Parents with Mental Illness and their Families

Causes of Drug Addiction among Youth in Sylhet City of Bangladesh

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