Citation

Wolf-Branigin M. J. Soc. Work Disabil. Rehabil. 2007; 6(3): 65-74.

Affiliation

Department of Social Work, George Mason University, MS 1F7, 3330 Washington Boulevard, Suite 150, Arlington, VA 22201, USA.mwolfbra@gmu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J198v06n03_04

PMID

17989035

Abstract

This analysis reviewed five years of a state's substance abuse treatment admissions and discharges in order to identify specific patterns among persons who had a disability. Using a series of group comparisons, Chi-squares, and logistic regressions, specific patterns of violence and abuse to this population were identified. Results indicate that persons who had a disability and abused substances were more likely to be victimized by physical abuse and domestic violence when compared with their peers without a disability. A person with a disability had about one-half to one-third the odds of receiving long-term residential, short-term residential and intensive outpatient care when compared with persons without a disability.

Language: en