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Abstract. Objectives: We sought to describe the prevalence of childhood traumatic events among incarcerated women in substance abuse treatment and to assess the relation between cumulative childhood traumatic events and adult physical and mental health problems. Methods: The study was modeled after the Adverse Childhood Events study's findings.
Messina, Grella, Burdon, & Prendergast, 2007). Additionally, by the time women come into the criminal justice system, their drug abuse issues and needs are often more severe than those of their male counterparts (e.g., they are using multiple drugs on a daily basis and are more likely to be injecting drugs; Messina et al., 2003; Tuchman, 2010).
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807305150 Corpus ID: 72669945; Childhood Adverse Events and Current Traumatic Distress @article{Messina2007ChildhoodAE, title={Childhood Adverse Events and Current Traumatic Distress}, author={Nena Portia Messina and Christine E. Grella and William M. Burdon and Michael Prendergast}, journal={Criminal Justice and Behavior}, year={2007}, volume={34}, pages={1385 - 1401}, url ...
Principal Investigator. Bio. Education. Specialties. Selected Publications. Nena P. Messina, Ph.D., is a Criminologist at UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and has been involved in substance use research for over 20 years. Dr. Messina's areas of expertise include the specialized treatment needs of drug-dependent women offenders and the ...
May 20, 2022 · Grella, who played in MLS for the New York Red Bulls and the Columbus Crew, also had stints with clubs in the Championship, including Leeds United. Like Bonetti and Messina, Grella was also shaped ...
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A history of trauma is a strong predictor of both criminal involvement and SU (Messina & Grella, 2006); high rates (80%) of sexual abuse have been reported by women who suffer SUDs (Finkelhor et al., 2008). Many women who experience trauma “self-medicate” in an effort to cope with these experiences (Chen, 2019; Grella et al., 2005).
Messina N, Calhoun S, Braithwaite J. Trauma informed treatment decreases PTSD among women offenders. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation in press. [PMC free article] [Google Scholar] Messina N, Grella C, Burdon W, Prendergast M. Childhood adverse events and current traumatic distress: A comparison of men and women prisoners.
