title: Demographic characteristics and antisocial personality disorder of early and late onset alcoholics identified in a primary care clinic.
abstract: A total of 1,734 persons were prospectively screened in a primary care clinic to examine the demographic characteristics and presence or absence of antisocial personality disorder among early onset alcoholics (EOA) and late onset alcoholics (LOA). A total of 76 EOA (male = 58 and female = 18) and 80 LOA (male = 56 and female = 24), as determined by the Comprehensive Drinking Profile Scale, participated in the study. EOA tended to be single and were younger, in a lower socioeconomic class, raised by non-biological parents, more likely to have antisocial personality disorder, and more likely to commit certain convicted offenses compared to LOA (p <or= .05). This study found that EOA identified in a primary care clinic have a different demographic profile and are more likely to have antisocial personality disorder compared to LOA.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA. dhuang82@hotmail.com
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Paresh P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Kamat
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013781:Texas