Family History of Alcoholism in Violent Offenders and Impulsive Fire Setters
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of General Psychiatry
- Vol. 46 (7) , 613-616
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1989.01810070039006
Abstract
• Fifty-six of 58 violent offenders and impulsive fire setters fulfilled the DSM-III criteria for alcohol abuse. Information necessary for evaluation of family history of alcoholism was obtained on 54 subjects. Forty-four of the 54 subjects had first- or second-degree blood relatives with alcoholism. Thirty-five had alcoholic fathers. Subjects with alcoholic fathers had a lower mean cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid concentration and were more often impulsive than subjects without alcoholic fathers.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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