title: The age variable in alcoholism.
abstract: The younger the alcoholic at the onset of excessive drinking, the greater his emotional problems, the more severe his parents' drinking habits and the more negative the quality of his parents' marriage.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010551:Personality; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires