Alcohol‐involved assault and the course of PTSD in female crime victims
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Although alcohol use has been associated with increased risk of victimization, little is known about how victim substance use at the time of assault may affect posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom development. The present study is a longitudinal examination of substance use on PTSD symptom severity and course. A community sample of female crime victims (n = 60) were assessed within 5 weeks of sexual or physical assault with 3 and 6 month postassault follow‐ups. Twenty‐three participants had consumed alcohol or alcohol/drugs prior to the assault (38%) and 37 had consumed neither alcohol nor drugs. Analyses were conducted using hierarchical linear modeling. Participants who had consumed alcohol had lower initial intrusive symptoms, but their symptoms improved less over time.
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DFSA-V survivors had fewer re-experiencing symptoms initially than NDFSA.
“DFSA-V survivors had fewer re-experiencing symptoms initially, but showed less improvement than the non-DFSA group (NDFSA) at 6-month follow-up.”
From Drug-facilitated sexual assault, impaired trauma memory, and implications for mental health treatment (2022) · cites this paper as Kaysen et al. (2010)
The Results (page not available in our copy) report fewer initial intrusive symptoms in the alcohol-involved assault group than in the non-alcohol-involved group. But the study grouped women by alcohol use before a physical or sexual assault; it did not specifically compare DFSA-V survivors with NDFSA survivors. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredDFSA-V survivors showed less improvement than NDFSA at 6-month follow-up.
“DFSA-V survivors had fewer re-experiencing symptoms initially, but showed less improvement than the non-DFSA group (NDFSA) at 6-month follow-up.”
From Drug-facilitated sexual assault, impaired trauma memory, and implications for mental health treatment (2022) · cites this paper as Kaysen et al. (2010)
The Results report fewer initial intrusive symptoms and a slower decline in those symptoms among alcohol-involved assault participants; assessments continued through six months. But the Methods include both physical and sexual assault victims, and the paper compares alcohol-involved with non-alcohol-involved assaults, not DFSA-V with NDFSA survivors specifically. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredDFSA-V had fewer dissociation symptoms and less depersonalization than other SA groups, consistent with hypotheses based on prior longitudinal research showing lower PTS at baseline for DFSA.
“DFSA-V had fewer dissociation symptoms and less depersonalization than other SA groups, consistent with hypotheses based on prior longitudinal research showing lower PTS at baseline for DFSA (Gong et al., 2019; Kaysen et al., 2010).”
From Drug-facilitated sexual assault, impaired trauma memory, and implications for mental health treatment (2022) · cites this paper as Kaysen et al., 2010
The Results report fewer intrusive PTSD symptoms at the initial posttrauma assessment among women whose assaults involved alcohol, supporting a narrower version of the baseline PTS comparison. The study included physical as well as sexual assaults and did not report a DFSA-V group or lower dissociation or depersonalization symptoms; it found no group differences in avoidance or hyperarousal symptoms. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Kaysen, D. L., Lindgren, K. P., Lee, C. M., Lewis, M. A., Fossos, N., & Atkins, D. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Richmond (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kaysen, Debra L.
- Venue
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-07-28
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 523-527
- ISSN
- 0894-9867 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6598
- PMC
- PMC3647032
- OpenAlex
- W2112857903
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Traumatic Stress (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (F32AA014728, R21AA016211, K01AA016966, K99AA017669, T32AA007455)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol consumption, crime victims, women victims, sexual assault, physical assault, intrusion symptoms
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Alcoholic Intoxication, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Surveys, Humans, Middle Aged, Rape, Statistics as Topic, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Violence, Wounds and Injuries, Crime Victims, Young Adult
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