Title
History of abuse and drinking outcomes following inpatient alcohol treatment: a prospective study
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
2002-08-01
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Adult; Alcoholism; Chi-Square Distribution; Confidence Intervals; *Domestic Violence; Female; *Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; *Sex Offenses; Treatment Outcome
Disciplines
Mental and Social Health | Psychiatry | Psychiatry and Psychology | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Abstract
Little is known about the impact of sexual or physical abuse history on response to alcohol treatment. This prospective study investigated the relationships between sexual and physical abuse histories, participants' characteristics, and response to inpatient alcohol treatment. Forty-one women and 59 men were assessed monthly for 1 year following hospitalization for alcohol dependence. Survival analyses showed that sexual abuse history was associated with shorter times to first drink and relapse. Physical abuse history was not associated with poorer drinking outcomes. Although women were more likely than men to have a history of sexual abuse, no gender differences were found in drinking outcomes. Poorer drinking outcomes were found among participants who at baseline were not married, had less than a college education, were not employed full time, or carried a diagnosis of depression or other psychiatric disorder. When adjusted for these characteristics, the associations between sexual abuse history and times to first drink and relapse were no longer statistically significant. While sexual abuse history is a clinically meaningful predictor of return to drinking we note the importance of considering patients' background and clinical characteristics in examining the impact of sexual abuse history on drinking outcomes following treatment.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/S0376-8716(02)00072-8
Source
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2002 Aug 1;67(3):227-34. DOI 10.1016/S0376-8716(02)00072-8
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Drug and alcohol dependence
Related Resources
PubMed ID
12127193
Repository Citation
Greenfield SF, Kolodziej ME, Sugarman DE, Meunz LR, Vagge LM, He DY, Weiss RD. (2002). History of abuse and drinking outcomes following inpatient alcohol treatment: a prospective study. Psychiatry Publications and Presentations. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-8716(02)00072-8. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/612
Comments
At the time of publication, Monika Kolodziej was not yet affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.