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Harris JC, Liuzzi MT, Malames BA, Larson CL, Lisdahl KM. Differences in parent and youth perceived neighborhood threat on nucleus accumbens-frontoparietal network resting state connectivity and alcohol sipping in children enrolled in the ABCD study. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1237163. [PMID: 37928910 PMCID: PMC10622767 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1237163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Purpose Evidence has shown neighborhood threat (NT) as a social driver of emotional and brain development. Few studies have examined the relationship between NT and neural function. Altered functional connectivity in the nucleus accumbens (NAcc) with the frontoparietal network (FPN) has been implicated in the development of substance use, however, little is known about perceived NT-related brain function or downstream alcohol sipping during early adolescence. This study examined the longitudinal relationship between youth and combined youth/parent perceived NT, resting state functional connectivity (RSFC) of the NAcc-FPN, and alcohol sipping behavior during late childhood and preadolescence. Methods This study used data (N = 7,744) from baseline to 2-year follow-up (FU) of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD; Release 4.0). Relationships between youth and combined youth/parent perceive NT, alcohol sipping (baseline to two-year FU), and NAcc-FPN (left/right) connectivity, adjusting for demographics, family/peer history of alcohol use, parental monitoring and warmth, externalizing symptoms, and site, were examined in a mediation model via PROCESS in R. Results Greater youth-reported NT at baseline was significantly associated with lower RSFC between the right (but not left) NAcc-FPN holding covariates constant (R2 = 0.01, B = -0.0019 (unstandardized), F (12, 7,731) = 8.649, p = 0.0087) and increased odds of alcohol sipping at baseline up to the two-year FU (direct effect = 0.0731, 95% CI = 0.0196, 0.1267). RSFC between the right NAcc-FPN did not significantly predict alcohol sipping at the two-year FU (b = -0.0213, SE = 0.42349, p = 0.9599; 95% CI = -0.8086, 0.8512). No significant relationships were observed for combined youth/parent report predicting alcohol sipping or NAcc-FPN connectivity. Conclusion Findings suggest notable reporting differences in NT. Combined youth/parent report did not reveal significant findings; youth perceived NT was related to increased likelihood of alcohol sipping and lower neural connectivity between the right NAcc-FPN during late childhood and early adolescence. NT context - and source of reporting - may be crucial in examining links with downstream neuronal function and health behaviors. Future research should investigate reward processing and threat as the cohort ages into later adolescence.
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Kachingwe ON, Lewis Q, Offiong A, Smith BD, LoVette A, Powell TW. Using the intervention mapping for adaption framework to adapt an evidence-based sexual health intervention for youth affected by trauma. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1052. [PMID: 37264451 PMCID: PMC10233545 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15984-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Children exposed to household challenges (i.e., parental substance use, incarceration, and mental illness) are among the groups most vulnerable to sexual risk-taking in adolescence. These behaviors have been associated with a range of negative outcomes later in life, including substance abuse, low educational attainment, and incarceration. Adapting an evidence-based intervention (EBI) to be suitable for this population is one strategy to address the needs of this group. METHODS In this study, we describe the use of the Intervention Mapping for Adaption (IM-Adapt) framework to adapt an evidence-based, sexual health intervention (Focus on Youth with Informed Children and Parents). We describe the actions taken at each step of the IM-Adapt process which are to assess needs, search for EBIs, assess fit and plan adaptions, make adaptions, plan for implementation and plan for evaluation. RESULTS Key changes of the adapted intervention include the incorporation of trauma-informed principles and gender inclusive language, standardization of the session length, and modernization of the content to be more appropriate for our priority population. CONCLUSIONS The adapted intervention shows promise toward meeting the behavioral health needs of Black youth exposed to household challenges. Our process and approach can serve as a model for researchers and practitioners aiming to extend the reach of EBIs.
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- Olivia N Kachingwe
- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- Child Trends, Washington, DC, United States of America
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- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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- College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
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Stewart SA, Copeland AL, Cherry KE. Risk Factors for Substance Use across the Lifespan. J Genet Psychol 2022; 184:145-162. [PMID: 36300651 DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2022.2130025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Substance use is a perennial public health concern with associated health risks and economic impacts on society. In this article, we present a selective review of the epidemiological and clinical literatures on alcohol and substance use from a lifespan developmental perspective. We compare and contrast risk factors for the initiation of use and the development of a substance use disorder in adolescence, young adulthood, middle-age and later life. During adolescence, alcohol use experimentation is at its peak. Specific risk factors have been identified including trauma and parenting style that can increase the risk of substance use for teenagers. Emerging adults and college students are likely to experiment with other substances in addition to alcohol such as nicotine, marijuana, cocaine, and prescription medication such as Adderall. Middle-age and older adults with alcohol and substance use in their developmental histories may have an undiagnosed alcohol use disorder. Others will develop a late-onset substance use disorder in older age, possibly due to a dearth of social support, coping with bereavement, and medical complication. Based on Social Cognitive Theory, the roles of expectancies and self-efficacy are hypothesized to impact substance use and the risk of substance use disorder across the lifespan. Implications of the present review for future research on age-specific risk factors in alcohol use in relation to underlying developmental processes are considered.
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- Shelby A. Stewart
- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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Hicks TA, Bountress KE, Resnick HS, Ruggiero KJ, Amstadter AB. Caregiver support buffers posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms following a natural disaster in relation to binge drinking. PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA : THEORY, RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND POLICY 2022; 14:1142-1148. [PMID: 32134287 PMCID: PMC7534177 DOI: 10.1037/tra0000553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We investigate if posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms mediate the effects of disaster severity or prior trauma on binge drinking following disaster exposure and test if support from caregiver moderates the relation between disaster severity and PTSD symptoms as well as prior trauma and PTSD symptoms. METHOD A population-based clinical trial used address-based sampling to enroll 1,804 adolescents and parents from communities affected by tornadoes in Missouri and Alabama. Data collection via baseline (averaging 8 months postdisaster), 4-month postbaseline, and 12-month postbaseline semistructured telephone interviews was completed between September 2011 and August 2013. Longitudinal analyses, testing the indirect effects of disaster severity and prior traumatic events on alcohol use through PTSD symptoms, as potentially moderated by support from caregiver, were conducted. RESULTS PTSD symptoms mediated the effect of prior trauma, but not disaster severity, on binge drinking. Specifically, those with more prior traumas reported more PTSD symptoms, which in turn increased risk for binge drinking. Support from caregiver moderated the effect of disaster severity, but not prior trauma, on PTSD symptoms. Specifically, the effect of disaster severity on PTSD symptoms was significant for adolescents with average or below-average caregiver support. CONCLUSION Findings suggest that PTSD symptomatology is one mechanism by which prior trauma can impact binge drinking among adolescents following exposure to a natural disaster. Caregiver support can serve as a buffer for reducing PTSD symptomatology related to the severity of a natural disaster, which can decrease the likelihood of adolescent binge drinking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Terrell A Hicks
- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University
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- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Atilola O, Stevanovic D, Moreira P, Dodig-Ćurković K, Franic T, Djoric A, Davidovic N, Avicenna M, Noor IM, Monteiro AL, Ribas A, Stupar D, Deljkovic A, Nussbaum L, Thabet A, Ubalde D, Petrov P, Vostanis P, Knez R. External locus-of-control partially mediates the association between cumulative trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms among adolescents from diverse background. ANXIETY, STRESS, AND COPING 2021; 34:626-644. [PMID: 33650438 DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2021.1891224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Locus of control (LOC) is a modifiable mediator of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among traumatized individuals and a potential target of intervention. Compared with studies involving adults, the potential mediation effect of LOC on PTSD symptoms among trauma-exposed children and adolescents is relatively under-explored. This study, therefore, assessed the mediation effects of LOC on the association between lifetime cumulative trauma and PTSD symptoms among a large cohort of adolescents from different cultural background. Cross-sectional study. LOC was determined using the Multi-Dimension Locus of Control Scale; Posttraumatic stress symptoms using the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index; and other significant negative life events using the Life Events Checklist. Among 3826 adolescents who completed the study, external LOC explained 24% of variance (R2 = .24; F2,3823 = 619.01; p < .01) in PTSD symptoms and had significant indirect effect on the relationship between self-reported cumulative traumatic event exposure and PTSD symptoms (ß = .14; 95% BC CI [.10, .20]). Moderated mediation results showed significant potentiation of the moderation effects among older adolescents; boys; and those from more affluent families. The study further strengthened the hitherto limited evidence that external LOC partially mediate the relationship between cumulative trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms among adolescents.
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- Olayinka Atilola
- Department of Behavioural Medicine, Lagos State University College of Medicine Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth, Belgrade, Serbia
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- University Lusíada North (Porto), CIPD; CLISSIS, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Department of psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rijeka, Croatia
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Faculty of Psychology, State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Institute of Psychology, Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Clinic for Neurology and Psychiatry for Children and Youth, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Department of Neurosciences, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Psychology, St. Dominic College of Asia, City of Bacoor, Philippines
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University Hospital St. Marina, Varna, Bulgaria
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- School of Psychology, Leicester University, Leicester, UK
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- Medical school, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
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Basedow LA, Kuitunen-Paul S, Wiedmann MF, Roessner V, Golub Y. Self-reported PTSD is associated with increased use of MDMA in adolescents with substance use disorders. Eur J Psychotraumatol 2021; 12:1968140. [PMID: 34603636 PMCID: PMC8480619 DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1968140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescent patients with a substance use disorder (SUD) often fulfil the criteria for a co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, it is not clear if these dual-diagnosed adolescents present with unique levels of substance use and how their substance use relates to PTSD symptom clusters. OBJECTIVE To investigate substance use in adolescents with co-occurring PTSD and SUD. Additionally, we explored how the use of specific substances is related to specific PTSD symptom clusters. METHOD We recruited n = 121 German adolescent SUD patients, in three groups: no history of traumatic events (TEs) (n = 35), TEs but not PTSD (n = 48), probable PTSD (n = 38). All groups were administered a trauma questionnaire and were asked to report their past-month substance use. RESULTS Adolescents with probable PTSD and SUD report a higher frequency of MDMA use than adolescents with no PTSD and no TE (PTSD vs. noTE: U = 510.5, p = .016; PTSD vs. TE: U = 710.0, p = .010). The use of MDMA was more frequent in adolescents with avoidance symptoms (X2 (1) = 6.0, p = .014). Participants report using substances at a younger age (PTSD vs. noTE: U = 372.0, p = .001; PTSD vs. TE: U = 653.5, p = .022) and PTSD symptom onset was on average 2.2 years earlier than first MDMA use (t (26) = -2.89, p = .008). CONCLUSIONS Adolescent SUD patients with probable PTSD are more likely to use MDMA than SUD patients without PTSD. The use of MDMA was associated with reported avoidance symptoms. The first age of MDMA use is initiated after PTSD onset. It is unclear whether the association of MDMA use with avoidance symptoms is due to efforts to reduce these symptoms or a result of regular MDMA use.
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- Lukas Andreas Basedow
- Department Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty Of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty Of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty Of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty Of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty Of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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de Veld L, van Hoof JJ, Wolberink IM, van der Lely N. The co-occurrence of mental disorders among Dutch adolescents admitted for acute alcohol intoxication. Eur J Pediatr 2021; 180:937-947. [PMID: 33025223 PMCID: PMC7886715 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-020-03823-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Adolescents with substance use disorders are often diagnosed with co-occurring mental disorders. However, it is unknown if adolescent hospital admission for acute alcohol intoxication is also associated with co-occurring mental disorders. Therefore, the primary aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of co-occurring mental disorders among Dutch adolescents admitted for acute alcohol intoxication. Secondly, this study aims to explore the cross-sectional relationship between the co-occurrence of mental disorders and patient characteristics, such as sex, age and blood alcohol concentration at admittance. Data were retrospectively collected from 726 adolescents admitted for acute alcohol intoxication. Overall, 245 (34%) of the 726 adolescents treated for acute alcohol intoxication were diagnosed with a co-occurring mental health disorder, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (13%) or autism spectrum disorder (2.1%). Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in particular seems to be more prevalent in the study population than in the general Dutch adolescent population.Conclusion: This study demonstrates that among adolescents admitted for acute alcohol intoxication, the prevalence of co-occurring mental disorders is a common and a relevant issue for treatment and prevention strategies. What is Known: • Alcohol consumption among adolescents has been associated with negative psychosocial effect. • Among adolescents admitted for acute alcohol intoxication, risk factors for psychological dysfunction appear to be inadequately assessed, documented and followed up. What is New: • The current study reports on the prevalence of co-occurring mental disorders among a substantial sample of adolescents admitted for acute alcohol intoxication. • Understanding the prevalence of co-occurring mental disorders is clinically relevant for the outpatient follow-up of adolescents admitted for acute alcohol intoxication.
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- Loes de Veld
- Department of Paediatrics, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Reinier de Graafweg 5, 2635 AD, Delft, The Netherlands.
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- grid.6214.10000 0004 0399 8953Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- grid.415868.60000 0004 0624 5690Department of Paediatrics, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Reinier de Graafweg 5, 2635 AD Delft, The Netherlands
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- grid.415868.60000 0004 0624 5690Department of Paediatrics, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Reinier de Graafweg 5, 2635 AD Delft, The Netherlands
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Cole J, Sprang G, Silman M. Interpersonal Trauma Exposure, Trauma Symptoms, and Severity of Substance Use Disorder among Youth Entering Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment. JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRAUMA 2019; 12:341-349. [PMID: 32318204 PMCID: PMC7163824 DOI: 10.1007/s40653-018-0239-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A substantial body of literature has found associations between interpersonal victimization, trauma symptoms, and substance use disorders (SUD) among adolescents. Secondary data analysis was conducted on structured interview data collected by treatment providers as 172 adolescents (ages 12-19) entered outpatient substance abuse treatment. Results indicate high prevalence rates of interpersonal trauma exposure: 71.5% self-reported trauma exposure, specifically direct physical abuse or assault, sexual abuse or assault, and/or witnessing intimate partner violence of a parent. Severity of SUD, as measured by number of DSM-5 criteria endorsed, was not only associated with the number of types of criterion A events for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder but also more self-reported internalizing problems. There was no significant relationship between the severity of SUD and the severity of trauma symptoms at treatment intake, gender, or attention problems. Ongoing assessment of possible trauma symptoms is recommended throughout substance abuse treatment with youth who have reported trauma exposure, as well as continued screening of trauma exposure.
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- Jennifer Cole
- Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, Department of Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky, 333 Waller Avenue, Suite 480, Lexington, KY 40504 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Center on Trauma and Children, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA
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- Center on Trauma and Children, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY USA
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Comorbidités psychiatriques de l’alcoolodépendance. Presse Med 2018; 47:575-585. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 12/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Werner KB, Grant JD, McCutcheon VV, Madden PAF, Heath AC, Bucholz KK, Sartor CE. Differences in childhood physical abuse reporting and the association between CPA and alcohol use disorder in European American and African American women. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2017; 30:423-33. [PMID: 27322801 DOI: 10.1037/adb0000174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The goal of the current study was to examine whether the magnitude of the association between childhood physical abuse (CPA) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) varies by type of CPA assessment and race of the respondents. Data are from the Missouri adolescent female twins study and the Missouri family study (N = 4508) where 21.2% identified as African American (AA) and 78.8% as European American (EA); mean age = 23.8. Data were collected using a structured comprehensive interview which assessed CPA experiences using behavioral questions about specific abusive behaviors and trauma checklist items. Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were conducted, adjusting for additional risk factors associated with AUD, including co-occurring psychiatric disorders (defined as time-varying) and parental alcohol misuse. Overall, CPA reporting patterns were highly correlated (tetrachoric ρ = 0.73); although, only 25.8% of women who endorsed behaviorally defined CPA also endorsed checklist items whereas 72.2% of women who endorsed checklist items also endorsed behavioral questions. Racial disparities were evident, with behaviorally defined CPA increasing the hazard for AUD in EA but not AA women. Additional racial disparities in the risk for AUD were observed: increased hazard for AUD were associated with major depressive disorder in AA, and cannabis dependence and paternal alcohol problems in EA, women. Results demonstrate the relevance of the type of CPA measure in assessing CPA in studies of alcohol-related problems-behavioral items may be more inclusive of CPA exposure and more predictive of AUD- and highlight racial distinctions of AUD etiology in women. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Kimberly B Werner
- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis
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- Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
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- Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
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- Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
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- Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
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- Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
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- Alcohol Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine
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Schneeberger AR, Huber CG, Seixas A, Muenzenmaier KH, Lang UE, Castille D, Larkin S, Link BG. Alcohol consumption and use of health care services in people with severe mental illness and stressful childhood experiences. J Addict Dis 2017; 36:97-104. [PMID: 28103157 DOI: 10.1080/10550887.2017.1280311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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People who suffer from severe mental illness often present with histories of abuse during childhood. Alcohol use disorders is a common co-morbidity of survivors of childhood abuse and neglect. This study analyzes the effects of stressful childhood experiences, a proxy for trauma, on the frequency of alcohol consumption and the utilization of health care services in a population of people with severe mental illness. There were 111 men (mean age: 35 years) and 72 women (mean age: 40.0 years) with severe mental illness that were recruited from psychiatric outpatient clinics in New York City. The analysis focused on lifetime prevalence of stressful childhood experiences, alcohol consumption, and utilization of health care services over time. The longitudinal data were analyzed over 12 months with a level-2 model (multilevel modeling). Out of the participants, 41.5% reported a history of more than four types of abusive experiences. There were 33.3% that had a DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol abuse and 27.3% qualified for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition diagnosis of alcohol dependence throughout their lives. Stressful childhood experiences predicted an increased frequency of alcohol consumption over time. People with histories of childhood abuse had more often been to outpatient clinics and 12-step programs, but at the same time showed lower frequency rates of psychiatrist visits and visits to outpatient clinics. Childhood abuse is prevalent in people with severe mental illness and is related to an increased alcohol consumption. Despite an increased need of health care services, affected persons might encounter more barriers to access them.
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- Andres R Schneeberger
- a Psychiatrische Dienste Graubuenden (PDGR) , St. Moritz , Switzerland.,b Universitaere Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel, Switzerland (UPK), Universitaet Basel , Basel , Switzerland.,c Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) , Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Bronx , New York , USA
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- b Universitaere Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel, Switzerland (UPK), Universitaet Basel , Basel , Switzerland
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- d Center for Healthful Behavior Change (CHBC), Department of Population Health , New York University School of Medicine , New York , New York , USA
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- c Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) , Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences , Bronx , New York , USA
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- b Universitaere Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel, Switzerland (UPK), Universitaet Basel , Basel , Switzerland
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- f Bronx Provider Consumer Alliance Resource Center (BPCARC) , Bronx , New York , USA.,g Behavioral Health Education, Research and Development, LLC , Bronx , New York , USA
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- h Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University , New York , New York , USA
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Ramos-Olazagasti MA, Bird HR, Canino GJ, Duarte CS. Childhood Adversity and Early Initiation of Alcohol Use in Two Representative Samples of Puerto Rican Youth. J Youth Adolesc 2017; 46:28-44. [PMID: 27681408 PMCID: PMC5639699 DOI: 10.1007/s10964-016-0575-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/14/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Early alcohol use is associated with multiple negative outcomes later in life, including substance use disorders. Identification of factors related to this very early risk indicator can help inform early prevention efforts. This study prospectively examined the relationship between childhood adversities and early initiation of alcohol use (by age 14) among Puerto Rican youth, the Latino subgroup at highest risk for alcohol use disorders in adulthood. The data come from the Boricua Youth Study, a longitudinal study of Puerto Rican youth in two sites (South Bronx, New York, and the standard metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico). We focus on youth who were ages 10 and older at Wave 1 [M age at Wave 1 (SE) = 11.64(0.05), N = 1259, 48.85 % females]. Twelve childhood adversities were measured at Wave 1 and include 10 adverse childhood experiences commonly studied and two additional ones (exposure to violence and discrimination) that were deemed relevant for this study's population. Early initiation of alcohol use was determined based on youth report at Waves 1 through 3 (each wave 1 year apart). Cox proportional hazards models showed that, when considered individually, adversities reflecting child maltreatment, parental maladjustment, and sociocultural stressors were related to early initiation of alcohol use. Significant gender interactions were identified for parental emotional problems and exposure to violence, with associations found among girls only. Adversities often co-occurred, and when they were considered jointly, physical and emotional abuse, parental antisocial personality, and exposure to violence had independent associations with early alcohol use, with a stronger influence of exposure to violence in girls compared to boys. The accumulation of adversities, regardless of the specific type of exposure, increased the risk for starting to drink at a young age in a linear way. The associations between childhood adversities and early alcohol use were generally consistent across sociocultural contexts, in spite of differences in the prevalence of exposure to adversity. Our findings highlight the importance of targeting multiple adversities and expanding the notion of adversity to capture the experiences of specific groups more adequately.
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- María A Ramos-Olazagasti
- New York State Psychiatric Institute-Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Dr., Unit #43, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute-Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Dr., Unit #43, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Behavioral Sciences Research Institute University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, PO Box 365067, San Juan PR, 00936-5067, USA
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute-Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Dr., Unit #43, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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Birrell L, Newton NC, Teesson M, Slade T. Early onset mood disorders and first alcohol use in the general population. J Affect Disord 2016; 200:243-9. [PMID: 27148903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mood disorders and alcohol use are common in the general population and often occur together. This study explored how early onset mood disorders relate to age of first alcohol use in the Australian general population. METHODS Discrete time survival analysis modelled the odds of first alcohol use among those with, versus without, an early onset DSM-IV mood disorders (major depression, dysthymia or bipolar disorder). Data came from the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (N=8841). RESULTS Early onset mood disorders as an overall class were not significantly related to the odds of first alcohol use in any given year. On examining the different types of mood disorders individually early onset bipolar disorder was a significant predictor of first alcohol use. The analysis then looked at interactions with time and found that after the age of 14 years the presence of an early onset mood disorder significantly increased the odds of first alcohol use by 32%. LIMITATIONS Retrospective recall was used to determine age of onset data which is subject to known biases and replication is recommended in some subgroup analysis due to smaller sample sizes. CONCLUSIONS Mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder, act as unique risk factors for first alcohol use in the general population and show significant interactions with developmental timing. The findings point to the potential utility of prevention programs that target alcohol use and mood disorders together from early adolescence.
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- Louise Birrell
- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Birrell L, Newton NC, Teesson M, Tonks Z, Slade T. Anxiety disorders and first alcohol use in the general population. Findings from a nationally representative sample. J Anxiety Disord 2015; 31:108-13. [PMID: 25795078 DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine how early onset anxiety disorders are related to age of first alcohol use in a general population sample. METHOD Discrete time survival analysis was used to model the odds of first alcohol use among those with, vs without, early onset anxiety disorders. Data came from the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing. RESULTS After adjusting for the effects of family history of alcohol/drug use, sex, age cohort and education, people who experienced an early onset anxiety disorder had a 27% increased odds of first alcohol use in any given year, when compared to those with no anxiety disorder. This effect was particularly strong for transitions to first alcohol use that occurred after the age of 13 years. CONCLUSIONS Early onset anxiety disorders significantly predict first alcohol use in the general population and this relationship appears to be related to change over time. These results point to the need for developmentally appropriate and integrated prevention programs that target anxiety and alcohol use together.
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- Louise Birrell
- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia.
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia.
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia.
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia.
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- NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use (CREMS), National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, NSW, Australia.
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Brooks SJ, Dalvie S, Cuzen NL, Cardenas V, Fein G, Stein DJ. Childhood adversity is linked to differential brain volumes in adolescents with alcohol use disorder: a voxel-based morphometry study. Metab Brain Dis 2014; 29:311-21. [PMID: 24496784 PMCID: PMC4023014 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9489-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Previous neuroimaging studies link both alcohol use disorder (AUD) and early adversity to neurobiological differences in the adult brain. However, the association between AUD and childhood adversity and effects on the developing adolescent brain are less clear, due in part to the confound of psychiatric comorbidity. Here we examine early life adversity and its association with brain volume in a unique sample of 116 South African adolescents (aged 12-16) with AUD but without psychiatric comorbidity. Participants were 58 adolescents with DSM-IV alcohol dependence and with no other psychiatric comorbidities, and 58 age-, gender- and protocol-matched light/non-drinking controls (HC). Assessments included the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). MR images were acquired on a 3T Siemens Magnetom Allegra scanner. Volumes of global and regional structures were estimated using SPM8 Voxel Based Morphometry (VBM), with analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and regression analyses. In whole brain ANCOVA analyses, a main effect of group when examining the AUD effect after covarying out CTQ was observed on brain volume in bilateral superior temporal gyrus. Subsequent regression analyses to examine how childhood trauma scores are linked to brain volumes in the total cohort revealed a negative correlation in the left hippocampus and right precentral gyrus. Furthermore, bilateral (but most significantly left) hippocampal volume was negatively associated with sub-scores on the CTQ in the total cohort. These findings support our view that some alterations found in brain volumes in studies of adolescent AUD may reflect the impact of confounding factors such as psychiatric comorbidity rather than the effects of alcohol per se. In particular, early life adversity may influence the developing adolescent brain in specific brain regions, such as the hippocampus.
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Kushner MG. Seventy-five years of comorbidity research. J Stud Alcohol Drugs Suppl 2014; 75:50-8. [PMID: 24565311 PMCID: PMC4453502 DOI: 10.15288/jsads.2014.s17.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 08/15/2013] [Indexed: 07/03/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE As part of the 75th anniversary edition of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, this article reviews research on the relationship between mental disorders and substance use disorders ("comorbidity") from 1940--the journal's inception--to the present. METHOD First, a survey of the titles and abstracts of all articles published in the journal was used to identify those articles pertaining to comorbidity. Seminal and representative works from this set of articles and a limited selection of articles from other journals were included in the review. RESULTS The early psychosocial research emphasized psychoanalytic formulations of alcohol use as a defensive symptom, which informed the early experimental research on the tension-reducing properties of alcohol. The "cognitive revolution," occurring in the 1970s, enabled an expansion of the tension-reduction theory to include a central role for mental processes (e.g., alcohol expectancies) in promoting drinking to cope with negative affectivity. The early clinical research characterized mental conditions commonly co-occurring with alcohol disorders and considered their etiological relationship to alcohol disorders. The "neo-Kraepelinian revolution" in psychiatry, which also occurred in the 1970s, infused the clinical comorbidity research with a more rigorous diagnostic technology and a range of biomedical research methodologies to study the mechanistic linkages of co-occurring disorders. CONCLUSIONS Although a substantial quantity of scientific information on comorbidity has accumulated over the past 75 years, a standard model(s) of comorbidity has yet to congeal. Barriers and opportunities related to achieving this important goal are discussed.
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- Matt G. Kushner
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Combs JL, Jordan CE, Smith GT. Individual Differences in Personality Predict Externalizing versus Internalizing Outcomes Following Sexual Assault. PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA-THEORY RESEARCH PRACTICE AND POLICY 2013; 6:375-383. [PMID: 30740196 DOI: 10.1037/a0032978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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For some women, the experience of being sexually assaulted leads to increases in externalizing behaviors, such as problem drinking and drug use; for other women, the experience of being assaulted leads to increases in internalizing distress like depression or anxiety. It is possible that pre-assault personality traits interact with sexual assault to predict externalizing or internalizing distress. We tested whether concurrent relationships among personality, sexual assault, and distress were consistent with such a model. We surveyed 750 women just prior to their freshman year at a large public university. Consistent with our hypotheses, at low levels of negative urgency (the tendency to act rashly when distressed), sexual assault exposure had little relationship to problem drinking and drug use. At high levels of negative urgency, being sexually assaulted was highly associated with those externalizing behaviors. At low levels of internalizing personality traits, being assaulted had little relationship to depression and anxiety symptoms; at high levels of the traits, assault experience was highly related to those symptoms. Personality assessment could lead to more person-specific post-assault interventions.
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Sartor CE, Waldron M, Duncan AE, Grant JD, McCutcheon VV, Nelson EC, Madden PA, Bucholz KK, Heath AC. Childhood sexual abuse and early substance use in adolescent girls: the role of familial influences. Addiction 2013; 108:993-1000. [PMID: 23316725 PMCID: PMC3628962 DOI: 10.1111/add.12115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Revised: 09/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM To assess the extent to which the association between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and early use of alcohol, cigarettes and cannabis in adolescent girls is mediated by risk factors that tend to cluster in families where CSA occurs. DESIGN An abridged version of the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (SSAGA) was administered by telephone. PARTICIPANTS A total of 3761 female twins aged 18-29 (14.6% African American, 85.4% European American). MEASUREMENTS CSA experiences and history of substance use were queried in the SSAGA-based interviews. FINDINGS After controlling for familial influences on early substance use by including co-twin early use status in models, separate Cox proportional hazards regression analyses predicting onset of alcohol, cigarette and cannabis use revealed a significant association with CSA. The effect was observed to age 19 years for cigarettes and to age 21 years for cannabis, but was limited to age 14 years or younger for alcohol, with the most pronounced risk before age 10 [hazard ratio (HR) = 4.59; confidence interval (CI): 1.96-10.74]. CSA-associated risk for initiation of cigarette and cannabis use was also highest in the youngest age range, but the decline with age was much more gradual and the hazard ratios significantly lower (HR: 1.70; CI: 1.13-2.56 for cigarettes and HR: 2.34, CI: 1.57-3.48 for cannabis). CONCLUSIONS Childhood sexual abuse history is a distinct risk factor for use of cigarettes and cannabis, and a very strong predictor of early age at first drink.
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- Carolyn E. Sartor
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Indiana University School of Education, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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Potthast N, Catani C. Trauma und Sucht: Implikationen für die Psychotherapie. SUCHT-ZEITSCHRIFT FUR WISSENSCHAFT UND PRAXIS 2012. [DOI: 10.1024/0939-5911.a000191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ziel: Die vorliegende narrative Übersichtsarbeit geht der Frage nach, welche Rolle traumatische Lebenserfahrungen und damit assoziierte Traumafolgestörungen bezüglich der Ätiologie und Pathogenese von Suchterkrankungen spielen und welche Implikationen sich daraus für die therapeutische Praxis ableiten. Ergebnisse: Die aktuelle empirische Befundlage belegt ein gehäuftes gemeinsames Auftreten von traumatischen Erfahrungen und substanzbezogenen Störungen sowie eine erhöhte Komorbidität von Posttraumatischer Belastungsstörung und Suchterkrankungen. Befunde aus Interview- und Fragebogenstudien sowie aus experimentellen Untersuchungen mit komorbiden Patienten zeigen, dass Betroffene psychotrope Substanzen als Selbstmedikation einsetzen, um ihre traumabedingte Symptomatik zu lindern. Es entsteht ein komplexes, sich gegenseitig aufrechterhaltendes Wechselspiel zwischen Traumafolge- und Suchtsymptomatik, welches die Behandlung deutlich erschwert. Schlussfolgerungen: Zur Unterbrechung dieses Wechselspiels erscheint ersten Befunden zufolge ein von Beginn an integrativer, traumafokussierter Behandlungsansatz besonders geeignet. Auch wenn diesbezüglich erste erfolgsversprechende traumakonfrontative Therapieansätze entwickelt wurden, stehen größere prospektive Untersuchungen sowie randomisiert kontrollierte Therapiestudien diesbezüglich noch aus und sollten einen Schwerpunkt zukünftiger Forschung auf diesem Gebiet bilden.
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- Nadine Potthast
- Klinische Psychologie, Fakultät für Psychologie, Universität Bielefeld
- Christoph-Dornier-Stiftung Bielefeld
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- Klinische Psychologie, Fakultät für Psychologie, Universität Bielefeld
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Clarke TK. Genetic and environmental determinants of stress responding. Alcohol Res 2012; 34:484-94. [PMID: 23584114 PMCID: PMC3860390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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The risk for alcohol dependence throughout development is determined by both genetic and environmental factors. Genetic factors that are thought to modulate this risk act on neurobiological pathways regulating reward, impulsivity, and stress responses. For example, genetic variations in pathways using the brain signaling molecule (i.e., neurotransmitter) dopamine, which likely mediate alcohol's rewarding effects, and in two hormonal systems involved in the stress response (i.e., the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the corticotropin-releasing factor system) affect alcoholism risk. This liability is modified further by exposure to environmental risk factors, such as environmental stress and alcohol use itself, and the effects of these factors may be enhanced in genetically vulnerable individuals. The transition from alcohol use to dependence is the result of complex interactions of genes, environment, and neurobiology, which fluctuate throughout development. Therefore, the relevant genetic and environmental risk factors may differ during the different stages of alcohol initiation, abuse, and dependence. The complex interaction of these factors is yet to be fully elucidated, and translational studies, ranging from animal studies to research in humans, and well-characterized longitudinal studies are necessary to further understand the development of alcohol dependence.
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Goldstein AL, Wekerle C, Tonmyr L, Thornton T, Waechter R, Pereira J, Chung R. The Relationship Between Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Substance Use Among Adolescents Involved with Child Welfare: Implications for Emerging Adulthood. Int J Ment Health Addict 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s11469-011-9331-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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