Childhood victimization and illicit drug use in middle adulthood
Childhood victimization and illicit drug use in middle adulthood
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DOI：
10.1037/0893-164x.20.4.394
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发表时间：
2006-12-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
White, Helene Raskin
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作者：
Widom, Cathy Spatz;Marmorstein, Naomi R.;White, Helene Raskin
使用前瞻性队列设计，作者在这项研究中检查了童年受害是否会增加成年中期非法药物使用和相关问题的风险。1989-1995年期间，首次评估了法庭记录的儿童期身体和性虐待和忽视的病例以及匹配的对照组（N = 892），并在2000-2002年期间再次评估了青年期（平均年龄= 29岁）和中年期（平均年龄40岁）。在成年中期，受虐待和被忽视的人在过去一年中报告使用任何非法药物（特别是大麻）的可能性是对照组的1.5倍，并且报告使用了更多的非法药物和更多的物质使用相关问题。目前的研究结果揭示了童年受害对成年中期吸毒的长期影响。这些新的结果强调了对受虐待和被忽视的儿童、青少年和成年人进行有针对性的干预的必要性。尤其是对女性来说。
Using a prospective cohort design, the authors examined in this study whether childhood victimization increases the risk for illicit drug use and related problems in middle adulthood. Court-documented cases of childhood physical and sexual abuse and neglect and matched controls (N = 892) were first assessed as young adults (mean age = 29 years) during 1989-1995 and again in middle adulthood (mean age 40 years) during 2000-2002. In middle adulthood, abused and neglected individuals were about 1.5 times more likely than controls to report using any illicit drug (in particular, marijuana) during the past year and reported use of a greater number of illicit drugs and more substance-use-related problems compared with controls. The current results reveal the long-term impact of childhood victimization on drug use in middle adulthood. These new results reinforce the need for targeted interventions with abused and neglected children, adolescents, and adults. and particularly for women.