A rapid systematic review on the association between childhood physical and sexual abuse and illicit drug use among males

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Butt ◽  
Shihning Chou ◽  
Kevin Browne
1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Dembo ◽  
Linda Williams ◽  
Lawrence La Voie ◽  
Estrellita Berry ◽  
Alan Getreu ◽  
...  

Mounting evidence of serious adverse consequences of childhood physical and sexual abuse has important implications for public health officials and care providers. Given the potential impact on social policy of this area of inquiry, programmatic research is needed for the validation of theoretical models across populations and over time. This study, based on a sample of high-risk youths, replicates a structural model that specified the influence of child physical and sexual abuse on self-derogation and drug use. Results suggest that for male and female youths, physical abuse and sexual victimization had a direct effect on self-derogation and illicit drug use, and an indirect effect on drug use that was mediated by self-derogation. Moreover, structural coefficients for the model were found to be identical across gender. Subsequent analyses demonstrated the equivalence of the structural model of child physical and sexual abuse on drug use across two study cohorts. Implications for the identification and treatment of youths in high-risk groups are discussed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-46
Author(s):  
Mette Deding ◽  
Madina Saidj ◽  
Lars Brännström ◽  
Margaretha Järvinen ◽  
Anne‐Marie Klint Jørgensen ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. e77-e78
Author(s):  
Shiyao Gao ◽  
Joy D. Scheidell ◽  
Taylor Campion ◽  
Krishna Vaddiparti ◽  
Susan McGorray ◽  
...  

BMJ Open ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. e004718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Kate Hodder ◽  
Megan Freund ◽  
Luke Wolfenden ◽  
Jenny Bowman ◽  
Karen Gillham ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Debenham ◽  
Nicola Newton ◽  
Louise Birrell ◽  
Murat Yücel ◽  
Briana Lees ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND High rates of cannabis and illicit drug use are experienced by young people during the final stages of neurodevelopment (aged 15-24 years), a period characterized by high neuroplasticity. Frequent drug use during this time may interfere with neurophysiological and neuropsychological development pathways, potentially leading to ongoing unfavorable neuroadaptations. The dose-response relationship between illicit drug use, exposure, and individual neurodevelopmental variation is unknown but salient with global shifts in the legal landscape and increasingly liberal attitudes and perceptions of the harm caused by cannabis and illicit drugs. OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims to synthesize longitudinal studies that investigate the effects of illicit drug use on structural, functional, and cognitive brain domains in individuals under the neural age of adulthood (25 years). This protocol outlines prospective methods that will facilitate an exhaustive review of the literature exploring pre- and post-drug use brain abnormalities arising during neurodevelopment. METHODS Five electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, ProQuest Central, and Web of Science) will be systematically searched between 1990 and 2019. The search terms will be a combination of MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), with keywords adapted to each database. Study reporting will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, and if relevant, study quality will be assessed using the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Eligible studies are those that sampled youth exposed to cannabis or illicit drugs and employed neurophysiological or neuropsychological assessment techniques. Studies will be excluded if participants had been clinically diagnosed with any psychiatric, neurological, or pharmacological condition. RESULTS This is an ongoing review. As of February 2020, papers are in full-text screening, with results predicted to be complete by July 2020. CONCLUSIONS Integrating data collected on the three brain domains will enable an assessment of the links between structural, functional, and cognitive brain health across individuals and may support the early detection and prevention of neurodevelopmental harm. CLINICALTRIAL PROSPERO CRD42020151442; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=151442 INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT PRR1-10.2196/18349


10.2196/18349 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e18349
Author(s):  
Jennifer Debenham ◽  
Nicola Newton ◽  
Louise Birrell ◽  
Murat Yücel ◽  
Briana Lees ◽  
...  

Background High rates of cannabis and illicit drug use are experienced by young people during the final stages of neurodevelopment (aged 15-24 years), a period characterized by high neuroplasticity. Frequent drug use during this time may interfere with neurophysiological and neuropsychological development pathways, potentially leading to ongoing unfavorable neuroadaptations. The dose-response relationship between illicit drug use, exposure, and individual neurodevelopmental variation is unknown but salient with global shifts in the legal landscape and increasingly liberal attitudes and perceptions of the harm caused by cannabis and illicit drugs. Objective This systematic review aims to synthesize longitudinal studies that investigate the effects of illicit drug use on structural, functional, and cognitive brain domains in individuals under the neural age of adulthood (25 years). This protocol outlines prospective methods that will facilitate an exhaustive review of the literature exploring pre- and post-drug use brain abnormalities arising during neurodevelopment. Methods Five electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, ProQuest Central, and Web of Science) will be systematically searched between 1990 and 2019. The search terms will be a combination of MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), with keywords adapted to each database. Study reporting will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, and if relevant, study quality will be assessed using the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. Eligible studies are those that sampled youth exposed to cannabis or illicit drugs and employed neurophysiological or neuropsychological assessment techniques. Studies will be excluded if participants had been clinically diagnosed with any psychiatric, neurological, or pharmacological condition. Results This is an ongoing review. As of February 2020, papers are in full-text screening, with results predicted to be complete by July 2020. Conclusions Integrating data collected on the three brain domains will enable an assessment of the links between structural, functional, and cognitive brain health across individuals and may support the early detection and prevention of neurodevelopmental harm. Trial Registration PROSPERO CRD42020151442; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=151442 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/18349


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