Effects of paternal drinking, conduct disorder and childhood home environment on the development of alcohol use disorders in a Thai population

Abstract

Being exposed to a light-drinking father increases 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 is associated more uniquely with an increased risk of his son being alcohol-dependent. The extent to which this is seen in other cultures is worthy of exploration.

Predicting drinking onset with discrete-time survival analysis in offspring from the San Diego prospective study

“…However, not all studies agree that it is the earlier age of first drink (AFD) that is the key variable predicting future alcohol problems, with some reports raising the possibility that earlier drinking and higher risks for alcohol and other substance-related problems might each reflect a third characteristic, such as conduct problems, that is the major predictor of the alcohol outcomes (King & Chassin, 2007; Labouvie et al, 1997; Labouvie & White, 2002; McGue et al, 2001b; Prescott & Kendler et al, 1999). Such pre-existing conduct problems are themselves associated with an almost 2.5-fold increased probability of an earlier onset of drinking, and these same characteristics predict a 3-fold or higher risk for alcohol-related problems (Assanangkornchai et al, 2002; Kamarajan et al, 2006; McGue et al, 2001a, 2001b; Slutske et al, 1998; Tarter et al, 2004). …”

A Model to Determine the Likely Age of an Adolescent’s First Drink of Alcohol

“…2 If this relationship is causal rather than merely predictive, then delaying age of first drink (AFD) may be an effective strategy for decreasing the risk of AD. To date, identified risk factors that relate to an earlier AFD include male gender, 3,4 childhood psychopathology, [5][6][7] poor family supervision and inconsistent/ harsh discipline, 5,8,9 positive peer attitudes toward drinking, 8,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] peer use of other substances, 8,10,12,17 parental history of AD or antisocial personality disorder, [18][19][20] relationships with antisocial peers, 21 and previous smoking 22 ; protective factors include age-appropriate competencies, self-regulation skills, capacity to cope with stress, and academic success. 21 Unfortunately, many of these factors have not been studied in combination with each other.…”

Correlation Between Severity of Alcohol Dependence With Age of Onset and Family History Among Urban Alcoholics: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…The relationship with severity with positive family history of alcoholism is in agreement with many studies. 23,24,25 This relationship holds good despite varying settings, samples and variety of assessment methods. Keenan et al (1997).…”