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Thesis (Bachelor's)

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Title: 
  • Title is in Icelandic PTSD Among Substance Abusers: Prevalence of Various Trauma Types and the Concurrence of Addiction and Mental Disorders on PTSD
Degree: 
  • Bachelor's
Abstract: 
  • Previous studies have reported that individuals suffering from substance abuse are more likely to be exposed to traumatic events and are at higher risk for developing PTSD. The objective of the study was to examine if there was a difference between the types of trauma substance abusers experience compared to a control group, PTSD rates were also examined and main associations of substance abuse and depression with PTSD were assessed. Additionally, interaction effects were examined. Participants in this study were substance abusers on a waiting list to seek treatment for at Teigur (N=51). Participants in the control group were students from Reykjavík University (N=111). The DASS-21 questionnaire was used to assess depression, anxiety and stress among participants, the LEC-5 questionnaire was presented to examine different trauma types and PCL-5 questionnaire measured PTSD symptoms. Substance abusers reported a significantly higher prevalence of trauma types, namely; sexual abuse, physical assault, assault with a weapon and severe human suffering than the control group. In the substance abusers group, 75% met the criteria for PTSD in compared to 15 % in the control group. The prevalence of depression and anxiety was significantly higher among substance abusers. Additionally, Factorial ANOVA showed a main association between substance abuse and PTSD as well as between depression and PTSD. Interaction effects were not significant. Results indicate that substance abusers experience more violent trauma than the control group and PTSD is prevalent among these individuals. Therefore, it is important to provide them with the support that takes these facts into account.
    Keywords: Trauma, PTSD, substance abuse, depression

  • Abstract is in Icelandic

    Rannsóknir hafa sýnt fram á að einstaklingar sem glíma við fíkniefnavanda eru líklegri til að lenda í áföllum og eru í meiri áhættu á að þróa með sér áfallastreituröskun. Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að skoða muninn á því hvernig tegundir áfalla fíklar lenda í miðað við samanburðarhóp. Algengi áfallastreituröskunar var skoðað sem og megináhrif fíknar og þunglyndis við áfallastreituröskun. Einnig voru samvirkniáhrif skoðuð. Þátttakendur rannsóknarinnar voru fíklar á biðlista eftir meðferð á Teigi (N = 51). Samanburðarhópurinn samanstóð af nemendum frá Háskólanum í Reykjavík (N = 111). Spurningalistinn Dass-21 var notaður til að mæla þunglyndi, kvíða og streitu, LEC-5 spurningarlistinn var notaður til þess að mæla áföll og PCL-5 til þess að mæla áfallastreituröskun. Niðurstöður sýndu að algengi á áföllum svo sem; kynferðisofbeldi, líkamlegri árás, árás með vopni og alvarleg mannleg þjáning var marktækt hærra hjá fíknihóp. Áfallastreituröskun mældist hjá mun fleirum í fíknihóp (75%) miðað við samanburðarhóp (15%). Marktækur munur var á milli hópa á þunglyndi og kvíða. Fjölþáttadreifigreining sýndi fram á megináhrif á milli fíknar og PTSD sem og þunglyndis á PTSD. Ekki komu fram marktækar niðurstöður á samvirkniáhrifum. Niðurstöður rannsóknarinnar benda til þess að fíklar upplifi ofbeldismeiri áföll og er áfallastreituröskun algengur sjúkdómur meðal hópsins, því þurfi að veita fíklum viðeigandi stuðning sem tekur tillit til þessara þátta.

Accepted: 
  • Jun 7, 2018
URI: 
  • http://hdl.handle.net/1946/30685


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