在年轻人中同时发生的创伤事件和物质使用经验
Ivana Kihas1, Emma L Barrett1, Maree Teesson1
1The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Child abuse & neglect
|August 29, 2024
概括
澳大利亚的年轻人使用毒品和创伤的比例很高. 经历创伤,特别是性或身体创伤,显著增加了使用物质障碍 (SUD) 和创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 的风险.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 成 药物 药物 药物 药物
背景情况:
- 药物使用障碍 (SUD) 和创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 在年轻人中很普遍.
- 关于SUD和PTSD在年轻社区样本中的同时发生的研究是有限的.
- 了解这些关系对于有效的预防和干预策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查澳大利亚青年社区样本中药物使用,SUD,创伤和PTSD的流行情况.
- 在这个人口群体中探索创伤暴露,SUD和PTSD症状之间的关联.
- 为了确定与物质使用行为相关的特定创伤类型.
主要方法:
- 从气候和预防 (CAP) 研究中对1007名18-22岁的参与者进行了横截面分析.
- 在一项以学校为基础的物质使用预防干预试验的7年随访中收集的数据.
- 回归分析检查了创伤变量和物质使用结果之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 近一半 (48.3%) 的参与者经历过创伤,其中10.9%符合可能的PTSD标准.
- 报告的物质使用率为89.9%,狂饮73.1%,可能SUD35.6%.
- 创伤暴露与过度饮酒的可能性增加有关,大麻使用与大多数创伤变量有关;性创伤与所有物质使用变量有关.
结论:
- 吸毒和与创伤相关的疾病在澳大利亚年轻人中很常见.
- 经历创伤事件与发展物质使用问题和PTSD之间存在显著的关联.
- 针对创伤,特别是性和身体创伤,对于解决年轻人的SUD和PTSD至关重要.
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