TY  - JOUR
T1  - FAmily history of alcoholism in violent offenders and impulsive fire setters
AU  - Linnoila M, De Jong J, Virkkunen M
Y1  - 1989/07/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpsyc.1989.01810070039006
JO  - Archives of General Psychiatry
SP  - 613
EP  - 616
VL  - 46
IS  - 7
N2  - • 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.
SN  - 0003-990X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1989.01810070039006
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1989.01810070039006
ER  -