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- Title
Partner Violence and Substance Abuse Are Intertwined: Women’s Perceptions of Violence–Substance Connections.
- Authors
Macy, Rebecca J.; Renz, Connie; Pelino, Emily
- Abstract
Research shows that co-occurring partner violence and substance abuse are problems for many women. However, less is known about women’s varied experiences with partner violence and substance abuse. This exploratory, qualitative study investigates these two issues among a sample of 15 women in substance abuse treatment who experienced partner violence. Overall, findings show participants’ experience of violence–substance connections varied in important ways; complicating factors exacerbate both problems; and domestic violence services and substance abuse treatments should account for these variations and complications. We discuss directions for providers, researchers, and policymakers concerned with partner violence or substance abuse.
- Subjects
NORTH Carolina; INTIMATE partner violence; CHILD abuse; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG addiction; EXPERIENCE; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; SEX work; RESEARCH funding; VICTIMS; WOMEN; SUBSTANCE abuse treatment; COMORBIDITY; QUALITATIVE research; TREATMENT programs; DRUG abusers; THEMATIC analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Violence Against Women, 2013, Vol 19, Issue 7, p881
- ISSN
1077-8012
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1077801213498208