Citation

Widom CS, Hiller-Sturmhöfel S. Alcohol Res. Health 2001; 25(1): 52-57.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11496967

Abstract

The relationship between child abuse and the use or abuse of alcohol has two aspects. First, some findings have indicated that parental alcohol abuse may be associated with the physical or sexual abuse of children. Research findings in this area remain inconsistent, however. Second, the experience of being abused as a child may increase a person's risk for alcohol-related problems as an adult. This relationship has best been demonstrated in women who had been victims of childhood abuse. Several factors most likely contribute to or influence this relationship, including coping skills; antisocial behavior; and psychological problems, such as posttraumatic stress disorder.

Language: en