Factors associated with victimization in dual diagnosis patients

Patients with a substance use disorder and co-occurring mental disorder are prone to victimization. There is a lack of research identifying variables related to violent and property victimization in this high risk group. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with violent and prope...

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Published in:Journal of substance abuse treatment 2018-01, Vol.84, p.68-77
Main Authors: de Waal, Marleen M., Christ, Carolien, Dekker, Jack J.M., Kikkert, Martijn J., Lommerse, Nick M., van den Brink, Wim, Goudriaan, Anna E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Adult
Age Factors
Assaults
Co-occurring disorders
Comorbidity
Crime Victims
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demography
Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)
Drug abuse
Female
Females
Help seeking behavior
High risk
Homeless people
Humans
Intervention
Male
Medical diagnosis
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - psychology
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Offending
Outpatient treatment
Patients
Perpetration
Physical assault
Prone
Property
Property crime
Psychiatry
Sex Factors
Soft skills
Substance abuse
Substance dependence
Substance use disorder
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Theft
Victimization
Violence
Violence - psychology
Violent crime
Violent offenders
Vulnerability
Young Adult
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Summary:Patients with a substance use disorder and co-occurring mental disorder are prone to victimization. There is a lack of research identifying variables related to violent and property victimization in this high risk group. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with violent and property victimization in male and female dual diagnosis patients in order to identify targets for prevention. In a cross-sectional study, victimization and demographic, clinical and psychological characteristics were assessed in 243 treatment-seeking patients with dual diagnosis. Patients were recruited in an addiction-psychiatry clinic and an allied outpatient care facility in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In a multiple logistic regression analysis, violent victimization was independently associated with younger age, female gender, violent offending and a self-sacrificing and overly accommodating interpersonal style (p
ISSN:0740-5472
1873-6483
DOI:10.1016/j.jsat.2017.11.001