Female alcoholics V: The relationship between family history of alcoholism and outcome 3–10 years after treatment
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Vol. 76 (1) , 21-27
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02857.x
Abstract
In a long-term follow-up study of 44 female alcoholics, a family history of alcoholism was related to younger age of onset of problem drinking, but did not necessarily imply a poorer outcome within this highly selected group of individuals. Alcoholism in father and his family was not related to either antisocial or borderline personality disorder nor outcome. However, alcoholism in mother and her family correlated with both borderline personality disorder and a significantly poorer outcome. The findings are discussed within different frames of reference, considering genetic mechanisms, pychodynamic factors and family systems theory.Keywords
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