TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - An Acute Post-Rape Intervention to Prevent Substance Use and Abuse
JO  - Addictive behaviors
A1  - Acierno, Ron E.
A1  - Resnick, Heidi S.
A1  - Flood, Amanda
A1  - Holmes, Melisa
SP  - 1701
EP  - 1715
VL  - 28
IS  - 9
N2  - The trauma of rape is routinely associated with extreme acute distress. Such peri-event anxiety increases risk of developing psychopathology and substance use or abuse post-rape, with the degree of initial distress positively predicting future problems. Unfortunately, the nature of post-rape forensic evidence collection procedures may exacerbate initial distress, thereby potentiating post-rape negative emotional sequelae. Consequently, substance use may increase in an effort to ameliorate this distress. To address this, a two-part video intervention was developed for use in acute post-rape time frames to (a) minimize anxiety during forensic rape examinations, thereby reducing risk of future emotional problems, and (b) prevent increased post-rape substance use and abuse. Pilot study data with 124 rape victims indicated that the low-cost, easily administered intervention was effective in reducing risk of marijuana abuse at 6 weeks. Nonstatistically significant trends also were evident for reduced marijuana use. Trends were also noted in favor of the intervention in the subgroup of women who were actively using substances pre-rape (among pre-rape alcohol users, 28% viewers vs. 43% nonviewers met criteria for post-rape alcohol abuse; among pre-rape marijuana users, the rates of post-marijuana use were 17% vs. 43%). (Abstract Adapted from Source: Addictive Behaviors, 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Elsevier Science)  Victim Substance Use Alcohol Use Causes Alcohol Use Prevention Drug Use Prevention Drug Use Causes Substance Use Prevention Substance Use Causes Sexual Assault Effects Sexual Assault Victim Rape Effects Rape Victim Rape Intervention Sexual Assault Intervention Adult Victim Adult Substance Use Adult Female Female Victim Psychological Victimization Effects Adult Adjustment Victim Adjustment Emotional Adjustment Violence Against Women 02-04<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-4603
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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