Are Personality Traits Familial Risk Factors for Substance Use Disorders? Results of a Controlled Family Study

doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.159.10.1760

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Are Personality Traits Familial Risk Factors for Substance Use Disorders? Results of a Controlled Family Study

1 Oct 2002

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OBJECTIVE: The well-documented association between maladaptive personality traits and substance use disorders has given rise to diverse explanatory models. In this investigation the authors examined one such explanation, that certain personality traits are familial risk factors for the development of substance abuse or dependence. METHOD: Data were collected from a controlled family study using direct diagnostic...

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