Intimate Partner Violence and Late-Onset of Substance Use Disorder: A Case- -Report of Getting Free and Staying Stuck
Intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrated by men is a highly prevalent public health problem. IPV has long been asso- ciated to substance use disorder (SUD) in young women, namely alcohol-related problems. However, evidence on this link regarding late-adulthood onset is scarce. In this paper,...
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Intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrated by men is a highly prevalent public health problem. IPV has long been asso- ciated to substance use disorder (SUD) in young women, namely alcohol-related problems. However, evidence on this link regarding late-adulthood onset is scarce. In this paper, we report the case of a 52-year-old female patient voluntarily seeking medical help for first‐time heroin use. She had previously been married into a thirty‐year‐long abusive relation- ship, following unintended teenage pregnancy. At 49 years-old, as the patient signs for divorce and puts an end to the abusive relationship, high-risk behaviors and SUD follow. Although a bidirectional association between IVP and SUD is described in young women, further investigation is needed to elucidate on how IPV-related trauma may impact on older women. It is paramount to promote specialized mental health care among this vulnerable population.
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| spelling | doaj.art-46f75dc78dc1472ba63ac4d6e38efeff2022-12-22T03:28:32ZengSociedade Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde MentalRevista Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental2184-55222184-54172022-06-018210.51338/rppsm.318Intimate Partner Violence and Late-Onset of Substance Use Disorder: A Case- -Report of Getting Free and Staying StuckSara Rodrigues0Daniela Oliveira Martins1Ana Peixoto2Departamento de Pedopsiquiatria e Saúde Mental da Infância e da Adolescência, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário do Porto, Porto, PortugalDepartamento de Psiquiatria, Hospital de Magalhães Lemos, Porto, PortugalEquipa de Tratamento de Matosinhos, Centro de Respostas Integradas Ocidental, Porto, Portugal Intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrated by men is a highly prevalent public health problem. IPV has long been asso- ciated to substance use disorder (SUD) in young women, namely alcohol-related problems. However, evidence on this link regarding late-adulthood onset is scarce. In this paper, we report the case of a 52-year-old female patient voluntarily seeking medical help for first‐time heroin use. She had previously been married into a thirty‐year‐long abusive relation- ship, following unintended teenage pregnancy. At 49 years-old, as the patient signs for divorce and puts an end to the abusive relationship, high-risk behaviors and SUD follow. Although a bidirectional association between IVP and SUD is described in young women, further investigation is needed to elucidate on how IPV-related trauma may impact on older women. It is paramount to promote specialized mental health care among this vulnerable population. https://www.revistapsiquiatria.pt/index.php/sppsm/article/view/318Intimate Partner ViolenceSubstance Use Disorder |
| spellingShingle | Sara Rodrigues Daniela Oliveira Martins Ana Peixoto Intimate Partner Violence and Late-Onset of Substance Use Disorder: A Case- -Report of Getting Free and Staying Stuck Revista Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental Intimate Partner Violence Substance Use Disorder |
| title | Intimate Partner Violence and Late-Onset of Substance Use Disorder: A Case- -Report of Getting Free and Staying Stuck |
| title_full | Intimate Partner Violence and Late-Onset of Substance Use Disorder: A Case- -Report of Getting Free and Staying Stuck |
| title_fullStr | Intimate Partner Violence and Late-Onset of Substance Use Disorder: A Case- -Report of Getting Free and Staying Stuck |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intimate Partner Violence and Late-Onset of Substance Use Disorder: A Case- -Report of Getting Free and Staying Stuck |
| title_short | Intimate Partner Violence and Late-Onset of Substance Use Disorder: A Case- -Report of Getting Free and Staying Stuck |
| title_sort | intimate partner violence and late onset of substance use disorder a case report of getting free and staying stuck |
| topic | Intimate Partner Violence Substance Use Disorder |
| url | https://www.revistapsiquiatria.pt/index.php/sppsm/article/view/318 |
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