Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
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Luciano SP Guimarães

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• Research Article
  Childhood Trauma and Resilience: Vulnerabilities to Develop Crack/Cocaine Dependence
  Author(s): Anne Orgler Sordi, Simone Hauck, Helen Laitano,  Silvia Halpern, Silvia Schuch,  Felix Kessler, Lisia Von Diemen, Joana Narvaez, Luciano SP Guimaraes and Flávio Pechansky Anne Orgler Sordi, Simone Hauck, Helen Laitano,  Silvia Halpern, Silvia Schuch,  Felix Kessler, Lisia Von Diemen, Joana Narvaez, Luciano SP Guimaraes and Flávio Pechansky
  
  Background: Crack cocaine dependence is a health problem of epidemic proportions and there is lack of evidence concerning vulnerability factors that could lead to crack cocaine use. The aim of this study is to investigate characteristics of resilience in a group of crack cocaine users and its association with childhood trauma and PTSD. Method: This is a case-control study in which we evaluated 218 crack cocaine inpatients users and 215 healthy controls, recruited from the capital city of the southern State of Brazil. Childhood Trauma was evaluated with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; resilience was evaluated with the Resilience Scale; and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was evaluated with the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Results: Childhood trauma was sig.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6488.1000227

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