Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Trauma exposure and alcohol use in battered women
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Foy, David W Clark, Alicia H
Keywords:	Drug and alcohol misuse
Year:	2000
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	6 (1), January 2000
Notes:	General Overview: :This United States study examined 78 battered women from Los Angeles and found that battering severity and childhood sexual abuse were correlated with alcohol use. Discussion: :This study examined the relationships between childhood physical and sexual abuse and battering severity in adults, and subsequent alcohol use in battered women. It found that more severe battering was associated with a higher likelihood of alcohol abuse. It also found that childhood sexual abuse and mothers' alcohol abuse predicted the severity of the participant's alcohol use. The authors call for battered women entering treatment to be screened for childhood sexual abuse, parental domestic violence and alcohol abuse.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12574
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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