@article{ref1,
title="Women with substance abuse problems exposed to men's violence: a public mental health challenge",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2014",
author="Scheffel Birath, C. and Beijer, U. and DeMarinis, V. and af Klinteberg, Britt",
volume="60",
number="Suppl",
pages="S47-S47",
abstract="OBJECTIVE To explore self-rated physical and psychological health in women with substance misuse problems, subjected to male violence. <br><br>METHODS Examination of the health situation in terms of PTSD symptoms (IES-R), personality (SSP), and physical and psychological problems (ASI) for 79 Swedish substance dependent women, 35 women with housing (WwH) and 44 homeless women (HW), 91% had been exposed to male violence (WwH 29; HW 43). <br><br>RESULTS The WwH had physical health problems but compared to the HW, significantly less frequent. Both groups were suffering from self-reported psychological problems, in variables measuring stress susceptibility and embitterment, where both WwH and HW had scores markedly above norm mean scores. The HW had overall a poorer health profile compared to the WwH. <br><br>CONCLUSION We suggest underlying factors for physical and psychological health/ill-health, such as experiences of violence, continuously to be addressed in the treatment of women with substance abuse problems.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.141",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.141"
}