Article
Toward a comprehensive developmental model for alcohol use disorders in men.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Feb 2011
Kendler Kenneth S, Gardner Charles O, Prescott Carol A
Abstract excerpt
The multiple risk factors for alcohol use (AU) and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are interrelated through poorly understood pathways, many of which begin in childhood. In this report, the authors seek to develop an empirical, broad-based developmental model for the etiology of AU and AUDs in men. We assessed 15 risk factors in four developmental tiers in 1,794 adult male twins from the Virginia population based...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Statistical
- Multivariate Analysis
- Peer Group
- Risk Factors
- Sex Factors
- Social Environment
- Twins
- Virginia
- Young Adult