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Childhood Trauma in Substance Use Disorder and Depression: An Analysis by Gender Among a Brazilian Clinical Sample

NCJ Number
229978
Journal
Child Abuse & Neglect Volume: 34 Issue: 2 Dated: February 2010 Pages: 95-104
Author(s)
Adriana M. Tucci; Florence Kerr-Correa; Maria Lucia O. Souza-Formigoni
Date Published
February 2010
Length
10 pages
Annotation
This study compared the frequency and intensity of childhood traumas in alcohol- or other drug-dependent patients, in patients with depression, and in a control group without psychiatric diagnoses.
Abstract
The study had a retrospective design of a clinical sample of men and women from the groups listed above. They were evaluated by the same standardized instrument: the "Childhood Trauma Questionnaire." A higher frequency and intensity of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse were found in alcohol- and other drug-dependent patients than in patients with depression, who, in turn, presented significantly higher proportions than the control group. In all of the cases, the frequency was higher among women than men. Because of the high frequency and intensity of childhood traumas among alcohol- or other drug-dependent patients and depressed patients, the assessment of problems due to childhood traumas among these patients is essential to a better understanding of the etiology of those disorders and to their treatment. Tables, figure, and references (Published Abstract)

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