Elwyn Laura, Smith Carolyn
Senior Research Associate/Analyst Advocates for Human Potential, Kerhonkson, New York USA.
J Soc Work Pract Addict. 2013;13(3). doi: 10.1080/1533256X.2013.814483.
Child maltreatment is a risk factor for substance abuse in adulthood. This study examines whether memory of maltreatment is a necessary link in the path leading from prospectively measured childhood maltreatment to adult substance use problems. Official Child Protective Services reports and adult retrospective recall of childhood maltreatment were used to predict illegal drug use and alcohol problems in adulthood controlling for covariates. Memory was a necessary link in the path between prospective reports of maltreatment and alcohol problems, and an important link in the path between prospective reports and illegal drug use. Implications for prevention and treatment are discussed.
儿童虐待是成年后药物滥用的一个风险因素。本研究探讨了虐待记忆是否是从前瞻性测量的儿童虐待通向成人物质使用问题的路径中的必要环节。官方儿童保护服务报告以及成年人对童年虐待的回顾性回忆被用于预测成年后的非法药物使用和酒精问题,并对协变量进行了控制。记忆是虐待前瞻性报告与酒精问题之间路径中的必要环节,也是前瞻性报告与非法药物使用之间路径中的重要环节。文中讨论了其对预防和治疗的启示。