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KMID : 0870520170210020096
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Journal of Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
2017 Volume.21 No. 2 p.96 ~ p.104
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The Effect of Depression, Child Trauma, and Embitterment on Addiction Problems of Homeless Men in City Shelter
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Chung Hee-Yeon
Jo Sun-Jin
Song Hoo-Rim
Hong Min-Ha
Kim Woo-Jung
Kim Young-Jong
Kim Hyun-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives ： This study investigated the effects of depression, child trauma, and embitterment on the characteristics on the addiction problems in homeless men.
Methods ： The subjects were 120 homeless men from a city shelter in Seoul. Questionnaires with socio-demographic and psychiatric content were administered. The instruments included the Patient Health Questionnaire- 9, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the Post-Traumatic Embitterment Disorder Self-rating Scale, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, the Canadian Problem Gambling Index, and the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form. We analyzed the demographic data, score of the above instruments, and frequencies of the addiction problems in homeless men.
Results ： Depressed subjects displayed significantly higher frequencies in problematic alcohol use, nicotine dependence, and problematic gambling. The child trauma group had significantly higher frequency in problematic alcohol use. The embitterment group exhibited significantly higher frequencies in problematic alcohol use, nicotine dependence, problematic gambling, and problematic smartphone use.
Conclusion : The study findings suggest that homeless men with depression, child trauma, embitterment have higher frequencies in addiction problems compared to homeless men without those factors.
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KEYWORD
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Addiction, Homeless, Depression, Child trauma, Embitterment
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