TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychiatric Disorders Among Relatives of Cocaine‐Abusing Individuals
T2 - Assessments of Familial Risk
AU - Luthar, Suniya S.
AU - Ball, Samuel A.
AU - Rounsaville, Bruce J.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Familial risk for psychiatric disorders was assessed among 673 siblings of cocaine‐abusing individuals. Various indices of familial risk were examined, including those based on the presence/absence of disorders in parents and those reflecting severity (assessed by age at onset) of disorders. Across risk indices, the findings indicated high vulnerability among siblings (1) to substance abuse in relation to paternal alcoholism and (2) to depression and substance abuse in relation to maternal depression. The validity of the Type I/Type II distinction was upheld in the context of alcoholism only among fathers. In the context of affective disorders, risk to offspring was greatest if exposure to parental psychopathology occurred during the early childhood years. 1993 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
AB - Familial risk for psychiatric disorders was assessed among 673 siblings of cocaine‐abusing individuals. Various indices of familial risk were examined, including those based on the presence/absence of disorders in parents and those reflecting severity (assessed by age at onset) of disorders. Across risk indices, the findings indicated high vulnerability among siblings (1) to substance abuse in relation to paternal alcoholism and (2) to depression and substance abuse in relation to maternal depression. The validity of the Type I/Type II distinction was upheld in the context of alcoholism only among fathers. In the context of affective disorders, risk to offspring was greatest if exposure to parental psychopathology occurred during the early childhood years. 1993 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1993.tb00424.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1521-0391.1993.tb00424.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84995220799
SN - 1055-0496
VL - 2
SP - 225
EP - 231
JO - The American Journal on Addictions
JF - The American Journal on Addictions
IS - 3
ER -