Alcohol abuse and attention deficit disorder.
The prevalence of alcohol abuse among the fathers, and ADD in family members, of 22 adult psychiatric patients with persistent attention deficit disorder was found to be significantly higher than in 20 matched controls. Further research is necessary to determine the reasons for, and clinical implications of, these associations.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D005220:Fathers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors