Trauma histories of men and women in residential drug treatment: The Scottish evidence

Citation

Eley Morris S, Yates R & Wilson J (2002) Trauma histories of men and women in residential drug treatment: The Scottish evidence. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 2 (1), pp. 20-28. http://metapress.com/content/g47513262u7kl428/?p=66cb841b7a27434182e154abd4e54a44π=3

Abstract
This article focuses on self-reported child neglect and abuse in residential drug treatment drawing on data from clients in Scotland collected 1996-1999. It notes the lack of adoption of regular screening using validated tools of childhood trauma in men and women. The authors’ findings suggest that the prevalence of childhood abuse histories are higher in female drug users than male drug users but recognises that even with standardised tools there is a wealth of diverse categories of severity of abuse that warn against broad treatment plans for ‘the traumatised’.

Keywords
therapeutic communities; residential rehabilitation; drugs; childhood trauma; childhood sexual abuse; Therapeutic communities; Adult child abuse victims; Drug abuse Treatment Scotland; Narcotic addicts Services for Scotland

Journal
Drugs and Alcohol Today: Volume 2, Issue 1