Childhood parental loss and alcohol dependence among Japanese men: A case-control study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 403-407

  Furukawa, T ^a,b   Harai, H ^c   Hirai, T ^d   Fujihara, S ^e   Kitamura, T ^d   Takahashi, K ^d  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Hizen National Mental Hospital   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^e Yamazumi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Childhood parental loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0031813359     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10022.x     Document Type: Article

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