Annotated Bibliography for 'Childhood Trauma Impacts Future Drug Usage and Abuse'

Annotated Bibliography for 'Childhood Trauma Impacts Future Drug Usage and Abuse'

Bernstein, D. P., Stein, J. A., and Leonard Handelsman, L. (1998). Predicting personality pathology among adult patients with substance use disorders: Effects of childhood maltreatment. Addictive Behaviors, Volume 23, Issue 6, November-December 1998. Elsevier Science Ltd.

This research paper aims to describe the prognostic interactions of various forms of child abuse on mental diseases in the people who are abused to any substance (drug in majority cases). A detailed study for childhood trauma was made on 339 patients who were addicted to drugs or alcohol. It was found that in each kind of childhood trauma, patients had increased probability of drug use.

Boys, A., Marsden, J. and Strang, J. (2000). Understanding reasons for drug use amongst young people: A functional perspective. Health Education Research, Volume 16, Issue 4. Oxford University Press.

This research employs a practical standpoint to study the causes for which youths claim for the intake of psychoactive substances. This study is based on 364 young poly-drug users. Most of the people used the drugs for mental relaxation. The intake of drugs differs with age and gender. The impact of this drug intake was very devastating and exemplary for other youths.

Heart, M.Y. H. B., (2011). The Historical Trauma Response Among Natives and Its Relationship with Substance Abuse: A Lakota Illustration. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Volume 35, Issue 1.

Historical trauma is increasing psychosomatic and mental wounding in the life, originating from substantial cluster trauma experiences. Childhood trauma, if remained untreated, becomes a serious threat in the later ages of life. Childhood trauma becomes a permanent cause of grief and agonizing feelings, and leads the people towards the drugs abuse.

Heim, C., Newport, D. J., Mletzko, T., Miller, A. H., and Nemeroff, C. B. (2008). ...