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Alcohol problems in adoptees raised apart from alcoholic biological parents

Goodwin, Donald W.·1973·Archives of General Psychiatry

Abstract

Drinking practices and problems, plus a wide range of other life experiences, were studied in a group of 55 men who had been separated from their biological parents early in life where one parent had a hospital diagnosis of alcoholism. Compared to a matched control group of adoptees, significantly more of them had a history of drinking problems and psychiatric treatment. The two groups did not differ with regard to other forms of psychopathology, such as depression or character disorders. Children of alcoholics had three times the divorce rate of the controls. Apart from alcohol problems and divorce, the two groups did not differ significantly with regard to any other variable studied. The adoptive parents of index and control subjects were of similar socioeconomic class and had similar rates of alcoholism and other psychiatric disorders. These findings suggest that genetic factors may play a role in the development of alcohol problems.

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Authors
Goodwin, D. W.
Corresponding author
Goodwin, Donald W.
Venue
Archives of General Psychiatry
Published
1973-02-01
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
238
ISSN
0003-990X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2053806428
Cited by
882
References
18
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 11
FWCI
26.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Archives of General Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
Keywords
alcoholism, adopted children, children of alcoholics, drinking problems, divorce, psychiatric treatment, genetic factors, psychopathology, depression, personality disorders
MeSH terms
Adoption, Adult, Age Factors, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism, Mental Disorders, Denmark, Depression, Divorce, Educational Status, Family Characteristics, Female, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Psychiatric, Humans, Male, Personality Disorders, Records, Social Class

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