Adult chemical dependency and childhood communication deficits

<p>148 individuals from the Spokane-area chemical dependency recovery community filled out questionnaires describing their histories of communication deficits and substance abuse. Childhood histories of communication deficits were reported by 11% (N = 16) of the 148 respondents. Of those, articulation, language, and undefined communication deficits were reported at frequencies of 75% (N = 12), 6% (N = 1), and 19% (N=3) respectively. In addition, 16% (N = 23) of the study population reported communication deficits that either persisted from childhood (N = 8) or had adult onset (N=15). The incidence of communication deficits reported by the study population of chemically dependent adults is more than three times the rate reported for the United States population at large. This notable difference supports the argument that there may be a relationship between communication deficits and chemical dependency and signals a need for further research in this domain.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS) in Communication Disorders

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis: EWU Only

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communication Disorders

Year

1997

Author dc:creator

• Olsen, Stormi Gail

• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Substance Abuse and Addiction

Statement dc:rights

• Access perpetually restricted to EWU users with an active EWU NetID

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.ewu.edu/theses/807

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.ewu.edu:theses-1807