Abstract
A structured interview with behaviorally specific probes was used to assess victimization and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a clinical and a national, epidemiologic sample of women who had received treatment for a substance use disorder. Separate clinical and epidemiologic approaches to evaluating substance use disorders were compared. More than 80% of women in both samples had a history of sexual and/or physical assault and approximately one-quarter had current PTSD. The similarity in patterns of victimization, PTSD, and substance use across two samples suggests that telephone structured interviews are a valid method of collecting data/information about these important phenomena.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Causality
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Child
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Child Abuse / psychology
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Child Abuse / statistics & numerical data*
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Child Abuse, Sexual / psychology
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Child Abuse, Sexual / statistics & numerical data*
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Comorbidity
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Female
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Humans
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Incidence
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Middle Aged
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Personality Assessment / statistics & numerical data
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Psychometrics
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Sampling Studies
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / epidemiology*
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology
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Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
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Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
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Substance-Related Disorders / psychology
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Substance-Related Disorders / rehabilitation
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Telephone
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United States / epidemiology