TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Women with substance abuse problems exposed to men's violence: a public mental health challenge
JO  - Personality and individual differences
A1  - Scheffel Birath, C.
A1  - Beijer, U.
A1  - DeMarinis, V.
A1  - af Klinteberg, Britt
SP  - S47
EP  - S47
VL  - 60
IS  - Suppl
N2  - 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 0191-8869
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.07.141
ID  - ref1
ER  -