Paternal alcoholism predicts the occurrence but not the remission of alcoholic drinking: A 40-year follow-up

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 386-393

  Knop, J ^a,d   Penick, E C ^b   Nickel, E J ^b   Mednick, S A ^c   Jensen, P ^a   Manzardo, A M ^b   Gabrielli, W F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Genetic predisposition; Remission; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35148839635     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01015.x     Document Type: Article

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