Citation

Marcenko MO, Kemp SP, Larson NC. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 2000; 70(3): 316-326.

Affiliation

School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. mmarcenk@u.washington.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10953778

Abstract

Relationships among childhood abuse, subsequent adult functioning (with a focus on severity of substance abuse), and child placement were explored in an urban sample of low-income, African-American mothers. Childhood sexual trauma and age were found to be correlated with severity of later drug use; history of physical or sexual abuse was significantly related to psychological distress in adulthood; and addiction was highly correlated with child placement. Implications of the findings are discussed, with particular reference to collaborations between child welfare and substance abuse treatment.

Language: en