Based on an analysis of societal developmental, anatomical and physiological factors. Looks at aggression and violence, childhood disorders, neuroses, eating disorders, psychoses, personality problems, alcohol and drug abuse, sexual problems, work, family, and psychosomatics.
Based on an analysis of societal developmental, anatomical and physiological factors. Looks at aggression and violence, childhood disorders, neuroses, eating disorders, psychoses, personality problems, alcohol and drug abuse, sexual problems, work, family, and psychosomatics.
Subject terms:
men, mental health problems, personality disorders, psychology, violence, aggression, alcohol misuse, drug misuse, eating disorders;
Journal of Substance Use, 7(1), March 2002, pp.34-40.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Victims of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) show higher rates of several psychiatric and substance abuse disorders in adulthood. High rates of CSA have been reported in alcohol- or drug-dependent patients presenting to treatment. Reports on research to describe the prevalence of CSA in a UK sample of alcohol-dependent in-patients admitted a 3-year period to a specialist alcohol unit; and to identify socio-demographic, alcohol and other substance use-related variables, and co-morbid psychiatric disorders associated with CSA. Of the 311 male subjects included in the study 6.4 percent had experienced CSA, and of the 103 female subjects in the study sample, (31.1%) disclosed having a history of CSA. Concludes that very few alcohol and drug abuse treatment units have developed programmes specifically designed to meet the needs of patients, and particularly women, who have experienced sexual abuse during childhood. However, as reflected by the relationship between CSA and dual diagnosis shown in this study, victims of CSA may represent an important subgroup of alcohol-dependent patients with specific needs. They may require the combination of various forms of pharmacological treatments to match their clinical characteristics.
Victims of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) show higher rates of several psychiatric and substance abuse disorders in adulthood. High rates of CSA have been reported in alcohol- or drug-dependent patients presenting to treatment. Reports on research to describe the prevalence of CSA in a UK sample of alcohol-dependent in-patients admitted a 3-year period to a specialist alcohol unit; and to identify socio-demographic, alcohol and other substance use-related variables, and co-morbid psychiatric disorders associated with CSA. Of the 311 male subjects included in the study 6.4 percent had experienced CSA, and of the 103 female subjects in the study sample, (31.1%) disclosed having a history of CSA. Concludes that very few alcohol and drug abuse treatment units have developed programmes specifically designed to meet the needs of patients, and particularly women, who have experienced sexual abuse during childhood. However, as reflected by the relationship between CSA and dual diagnosis shown in this study, victims of CSA may represent an important subgroup of alcohol-dependent patients with specific needs. They may require the combination of various forms of pharmacological treatments to match their clinical characteristics.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, substance misuse, statistical methods, traumas, treatment, therapy and treatment, alcohol misuse, anxiety, child sexual abuse, demographics, depression, eating disorders, gender, comorbidity;
Offers an overview of key mental health issues affecting young people today. Gives summaries of the nature, causes and effects of different mental health problems and disorders among young people, as well as some of the more successful interventions for prevention. Looks at: bullying in and out of school; serious antisocial behaviour; anxiety and depression; alcohol and drug misuse; suicide and self harm; and eating disorders.
Offers an overview of key mental health issues affecting young people today. Gives summaries of the nature, causes and effects of different mental health problems and disorders among young people, as well as some of the more successful interventions for prevention. Looks at: bullying in and out of school; serious antisocial behaviour; anxiety and depression; alcohol and drug misuse; suicide and self harm; and eating disorders.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, prevention, self-harm, schools, social care provision, suicide, treatment, therapy and treatment, young people, alcohol misuse, anxiety, bullying, depression, drug misuse, eating disorders;
Papers exploring a wide range of issues relating to women's mental health. Includes chapters on: teenage parents and their offspring; depression in young women; sexual abuse of children; eating disorder research in the past decade; images of madness in the 19th Century; women alcohol misusers; mental health issues for working mothers; violence in the home and the significance of understanding attachment; and older women, mental health and maltreatment.
Papers exploring a wide range of issues relating to women's mental health. Includes chapters on: teenage parents and their offspring; depression in young women; sexual abuse of children; eating disorder research in the past decade; images of madness in the 19th Century; women alcohol misusers; mental health issues for working mothers; violence in the home and the significance of understanding attachment; and older women, mental health and maltreatment.
mental health problems, older people, residential care, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, treatment, therapy and treatment, alcohol misuse, anorexia nervosa, community care, depression, drug misuse, eating disorders;
An overview of adolescence; assessment; adolescent pathology; adolescent sexual behaviour; and the treatment process.
An overview of adolescence; assessment; adolescent pathology; adolescent sexual behaviour; and the treatment process.
Subject terms:
homosexuality, mental health problems, pregnancy, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, sexuality, suicide, treatment, therapy and treatment, young people, adolescence, assessment, alcohol misuse, anorexia nervosa, anti-social behaviour, drug misuse, eating disorders;