A study of substance abuse, traumata, and social support systems among homeless veterans
APA Citation:
Benda, B. B. (2005). A Study of Substance Abuse, Traumata, and Social Support Systems Among Homeless Veterans. Journal Of Human Behavior In The Social Environment, 12(1), 59-82. https://doi.org/10.1300/J137v12n01_04
Focus:
Mental health
Substance use
Veterans
Subject Affiliation:
Veteran
Population:
Adulthood (18 yrs & older)
Methodology:
Hazard Model
Quantitative Study
Authors:
Benda, Brent B.
Abstract:
This study of 310 women and 315 men, homeless veterans, who abuse substances is designed to examine predictors of readmission to inpatient drug treatment in a two-year follow-up. It appears to he the first study of gender differences in predictors of readmission among homeless veterans, and it examines the possibilities that various social support systems mediate or moderate the relationships between different traumatic experience over the life span and readmission. The findings show that social supports only partially mediate the relationships between traumata and readmission, and certain supports moderate some of these relationships, especially for women. The implications of these findings for understanding readmission of homeless substance abusers and for social services are discussed.
Publisher/Sponsoring Organization:
Haworth Press
Publication Type:
Article
Author Affiliation:
School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, BBB
Keywords:
substance abuse, sex differences, homeless veterans, trauma, life spans, social service, gender, mental health, social support