Effects of Paternal Drinking, Conduct Disorder and Childhood Home Environment on the Development of Alcohol Use Disorders in a Thai Population

• NCJ Number: 196054
• Journal: Addiction Volume: 97 Issue: 2 Dated: February 2002 Pages: 217-226
• Author(s): Sawitri Assanangkornchai; Alan F. Geater; John B. Saunders; Donald R. McNeil
• Date Published: February 2002
• Length: 10 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Research Paper
• Language: English
• Country: United Kingdom

Annotation

This case-control study reviewed influences on the development of alcohol use disorders in a Thai population, particularly parental drinking and childhood environment.

Abstract

The study found a significant relationship between having a drinking father and the occurrence of hazardous/harmful or alcohol dependence. Childhood factors (e.g., conduct disorder) also significantly predicted alcohol dependence, while perceived poverty and ethnic alienation were reported less frequently. The study concluded that being exposed to a light-drinking father increased the risk of a son's alcohol use disorders exhibited either as hazardous-harmful or dependent drinking. However, exposure to a heavy- or dependent-drinking father was associated more uniquely with an increased risk of the son being alcohol-dependent. The paper considers it worthy of attention to try to determine the extent to which this is seen in other cultures. Tables, references