Adverse Childhood Experiences, Substance Use, and Self-Reported Substance Use Problems Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Individuals: Moderation by History of Mental Illness.

ABSTRACT: Recent research has highlighted the alarmingly high rates at which sexual and gender diverse (SGD) individuals experience Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). ACE, in turn, are strongly related to mental illness-an important correlate of substance use. The present study explores whether mental illness moderates the relationship between ACE and substance use outcomes among SGD adults. As part of a larger community-based participatory research study, we assessed ACE, self-reported mental illness, and past-year substance use and misuse among a large and diverse sample of SGD community members in South Central Texas (n = 1,282). Multivariate logistic regression models were used to assess relationships between ACE, mental illness, substance use, and substance misuse (DAST > 3). Interaction term

SUBMITTER: Grigsby TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10689681 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature