Disability and Abuse in Relation to Substance Abuse: A Descriptive Analysis
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2007
Authors
Wolf-Branigin, Michael
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Abstract
This analysis reviewed five years of a state’s substance abuse treatment admissions and discharges in order to identify specific patterns among persons who had a disability. Using a series of group comparisons, Chi-squares, and logistic regressions, specific patterns of violence and abuse to this population were identified. Results indicate that persons who had a disability and abused substances were more likely to be victimized by physical abuse and domestic violence when compared with their peers without a disability. A person with a disability had about one-half to one-third the odds of receiving long-term residential, short-term residential and intensive outpatient care when compared with persons without a disability.
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Copyright 2007 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Disability, Substance Abuse, Complex systems, Domestic violence, Sexual abuse