A prospective study of young men at high risk for alcoholism: school behavior and achievement.
From a large consecutive birth cohort in Denmark, 134 sons of alcoholic fathers (high-risk group) and 70 matched controls were selected for a prospective longitudinal study of alcoholism. A premorbid multidisciplinary assessment was conducted at age 19-20. Data were derived from three sources: a social worker interview, a psychopathological interview that also collected information about current drinking pattern, and a questionnaire sent to teachers. The high-risk group reported having experienced a more disturbed school career, and were rated by their teachers as having been more impulsive and as having had poorer verbal proficiency. These factors may be predictive of future alcoholism.
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D004519:Education, Special; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior