Witnessing domestic abuse, diagnoses, and antisocial traits among substance users: Relationships relating to sober support and the global assessment of functioning

Madeline J Schlosser University of Nebraska-Lincoln

v Abstract

v Introduction

v Methods

v Results

v Discussion

v References

v Tables & Figures

Appendix A

Table 1. Qualitative demographics by percentage
		Percentage	N
Primary Drug of Choice			143
	Alcohol	52.4%	75
	Marijuana/Hashish/Pot	14.7%	21
	Other Opiates and Synthetics	6.3%	9
	Methamphetamine	25.2%	36
	Other	1.4%	2
Marital Status			143
	Single	62.2%	89
	Married	7.0%	10
	Divorced	30.1%	43
	Separated	0.7%	1
Race			143
	American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.6%	8
	Asian	2.8%	4
	Black/African American	4.9%	7
	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.7%	1
	White/European American	86.0%	123
Employment Upon Intake			143
	Full-time	9.8%	14
	Part-time	2.8%	4
	Other	0.7%	1
	Unemployed	86.7%	124
Employment Upon Discharge			143
	Disability	1.4%	2
	Full-time	65.7%	94
	Part-time	9.1%	13
	Student	3.5%	5
	Searching	20.3%	29
Education			143
	Seventh Grade	1.4%	2
	Eighth Grade	0.7%	1
	Ninth Grade	1.4%	2
	Tenth Grade	2.1%	3
	Eleventh Grade	4.9%	7
	High School Diploma or GED	41.3%	59
	Some College	34.3%	49
	Associate’s Degree	6.3%	9
	Bachelor’s Degree	6.3%	9
	Master’s Degree	1.4%	2

Table 2. Quantitative demographics by means and standard deviations
	Mean	SD	N
GAF Upon Intake	36.26	1.78	143
GAF Upon Discharge	54.71	13.16	143
GAF Change	18.41	13.03	143
Age	34.06	9.92	143
Number of Treatments	3.28	2.75	134
Number of Days in Treatment	91.59	95.68	142
Number of Dependents	1.54	1.03	141

Table 3. Mean sober support scores for individuals who did not witness domestic abuse
	Antisocial Personality Disorder Scores
Psych Diagnosis	Low	Moderate	High
None	6.64	5.28	5.51
At Least One	6.02	6.56	5.61
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 4. Mean sober support scores for individuals who did witness domestic abuse
	Antisocial Personality Disorder Scores
Psych Diagnosis	Low	Moderate	High
None	4.95^a	5.71	7.03^a
At Least One	6.31^b	4.75^b	6.15
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 5. Mean sober support scores between witnessing domestic abuse and psych diagnosis
	Psych Diagnosis
Witnessed Domestic Abuse	None	At Least One
No	5.81	6.06
Yes	5.89	5.74
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 6. Mean sober support scores between witnessing domestic abuse and antisocial personality disorder scores
	Antisocial Personality Disorder Scores
Witnessing Domestic Abuse	Low	Moderate	High
No	6.33	5.92	5.56
Yes	5.63	5.23^a	6.59^a
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 7. Mean sober support scores between psych diagnosis and antisocial personality disorder scores
	Antisocial Personality Disorder Scores
Psych Diagnosis	Low	Moderate	High
No	5.79	5.50	6.27
At Least One	6.17	5.66	5.88
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 8. Mean sober support scores for psych diagnosis
		Psych Diagnosis
Did Not Witness Domestic Abuse		No	At Least One
	Low ASPD	6.64	6.02
	Moderate ASPD	5.28	6.56
	High ASPD	5.51	5.61
Did Witness Domestic Abuse
	Low ASPD	4.95	6.02
	Moderate ASPD	5.71	4.75
	High ASPD	7.03	6.15
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 9. Mean sober support scores for witnesses of domestic abuse
		Witness Domestic Abuse
No Psych Diagnosis		No	Yes
	Low ASPD	6.64^a	4.95^a
	Moderate ASPD	5.28	5.71
	High ASPD	5.51^b	7.03^b
Psych Diagnosis
	Low ASPD	6.02	6.31
	Moderate ASPD	6.56^c	4.75^c
	High ASPD	5.61	6.15
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 10. Mean GAF change for individuals who did not witness domestic abuse
	Antisocial Personality Disorder Scores
Psych Diagnosis	Low	Moderate	High
None	25.07	20.63	22.80
At Least One	21.29	13.90	17.00
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 11. Mean GAF change for individuals who did witness domestic abuse
	Antisocial Personality Disorder Scores
Psych Diagnosis	Low	Moderate	High
None	12.71	16.22	18.55
At Least One	18.50	11.29	16.80
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 12. Mean GAF change between witnessing domestic abuse and psych diagnosis
	Psych Diagnosis
Witnessed Domestic Abuse	None	At Least One
No	22.83	17.40
Yes	15.83	15.53
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 13. Mean GAF change between witnessing domestic abuse and antisocial personality disorder scores
	Antisocial Personality Disorder Scores
Witnessing Domestic Abuse	Low	Moderate	High
No	23.18	17.26	19.90
Yes	15.61	13.75	17.67
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 14. Mean GAF change between psych diagnosis and antisocial personality disorder scores
	Antisocial Personality Disorder Scores
Psych Diagnosis	Low	Moderate	High
No	18.89	18.42	20.67
At Least One	19.90	12.59	16.90
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 15. Mean GAF change for psych diagnosis
		Psych Diagnosis
Did Not Witness Domestic Abuse		No	At Least One
	Low ASPD	25.07	21.29
	Moderate ASPD	20.63	13.90
	High ASPD	22.80	17.00
Did Witness Domestic Abuse
	Low ASPD	12.71	18.50
	Moderate ASPD	16.22	11.29
	High ASPD	18.55	16.80
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level

Table 16. Mean GAF change for witnesses of domestic abuse
		Witness Domestic Abuse
No Psych Diagnosis		No	Yes
	Low ASPD	25.07^a	12.71^a
	Moderate ASPD	20.63	16.22
	High ASPD	22.80	18.55
Psych Diagnosis
	Low ASPD	21.29	18.50
	Moderate ASPD	13.90	11.29
	High ASPD	17.00	16.80
^abc denote significant pairs beginning at the p<.05 level