Journal article
The relationship between parental substance abuse and child maltreatment: findings from the Ontario Health Supplement
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the relationship between reported exposure to child abuse and a history of parental substance abuse (alcohol and drugs) in a community sample in Ontario, Canada.
METHOD: The sample consisted of 8472 respondents to the Ontario Mental Health Supplement (OHSUP), a comprehensive population survey of mental health. The association of self-reported retrospective childhood physical and sexual abuse and parental histories …
Authors
Walsh C; MacMillan HL; Jamieson E
Journal
Child Abuse & Neglect, Vol. 27, No. 12, pp. 1409–1425
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2003
DOI
10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.07.002
ISSN
0145-2134