Characteristics of three groups of men alcoholics differentiated by age at first admission for alcoholism treatment in Japan.
Alcoholics who were first admitted for alcoholism treatment at a psychiatric hospital between 23 and 32 years of age were more likely than alcoholics admitted at a later age to be the firstborn or only child in their family, to have experienced paternal death before age 10 and to have had alcoholic relatives.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors