Absence of paternal sociopathy in the etiology of severe alcoholism: is there a type III alcoholism?

Abstract excerpt

Twenty-nine pairs of alcoholic siblings who were part of a large scale family study were assessed for presence of clinical characteristics that might distinguish these individuals and their families from those typically ascertained through random selection. It was expected that ascertainment of families through two alcoholic brothers would increase the likelihood of finding families showing evidence of greater...

Topics

• Adult
• Alcohol Drinking
• Alcoholism
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Child of Impaired Parents
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Male
• Personality Development
• Phenotype
• Risk Factors
• Social Environment