Childhood trauma in the lives of substance-dependent patients: The relationship between
depression, anxiety and self-esteem
Engelsk titel: Childhood trauma in the lives of substance-dependent patients: The relationship between
depression, anxiety and self-esteem
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Författare:
Ekinci, Suat
;
Kademir, Hasan
Email: drsuatekinci@gmail.com
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 37
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15063875
Sammanfattning
Background: High levels of childhood traumatic experiences have been observed among substance
abusers. There has been insufficient study of the effects of childhood trauma in adulthood. Objective:
The aim of this study is to research the relationship between childhood trauma, self-esteem, and
levels of depression and anxiety in substance-dependent (SD) people. Method: This study took place
between March 2012 and April 2013, at Balikli Rum Hospital (Istanbul) substance dependency clinic.
It included 50 patients diagnosed as substance dependent according to the criteria of DSM-IV as
compared with 45 healthy controls. The Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Diagnosis (SCID-I)
was used to identify Axis I disorders. All other data was collected using a semi-structured socio-
demographic questionnaire, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Rosenberg Self Esteem
Scale (RSES), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Findings:
The total scores of the SD group on the CTQ and on its Emotional Abuse/Emotional Neglect (EA/EN),
Physical Abuse (PA) and Sexual Abuse (SA) subscales were statistically significant. In relation to the
healthy controls, the SD group scored higher on the RSES, BDI and BAI. A correlation was observed
between the total scores of SD individuals on the CTQ and their scores on the RSES, BDI and BAI.
Conclusion: This study showed high levels of childhood traumatic experiences for SD people and
indicates that there may be a relationship between these experiences and their levels of self-esteem,
depression and anxiety.