The comparability of male violent substance abusers in violence or substance abuse treatment

Thirty males in substance abuse treatment and 33 men in violence treatment were identified as being dual-problematic and were administered the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) to assess psychosocial and substance abuse status, the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) for the frequency and type of abusive beha...

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Published in:Journal of family violence 1999-09, Vol.14 (3), p.297-314
Main Authors: BROWN, T. G, CAPLAN, T, WERK, A, SERAGANIAN, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Biological and medical sciences
Comparison
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Domestic violence
Drug Addiction
Factors
Family law
Family Violence
Males
Medical sciences
Men
Montreal, Quebec
Offenders
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Spouse Abuse
Substance Abuse
Treatment
Treatment Programs
Treatments
Violence
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Summary:Thirty males in substance abuse treatment and 33 men in violence treatment were identified as being dual-problematic and were administered the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) to assess psychosocial and substance abuse status, the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) for the frequency and type of abusive behavior, the Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90) for psychological distress, and the 167 Personality Factor (16PF) for personality attributes. Findings emphasize the need for routine objective screening for family violence and substance abuse in these 2 treatment milieus, informed and up-to-date staff in both settings who are sufficiently prepared for the therapeutic challenges such men may present, and more study of how treatment for dual-problem men may be coordinated. (Original abstract - amended)
ISSN:0885-7482
1573-2851
DOI:10.1023/A:1022818517574