title: Impact of Family History in Persons With Dual Diagnosis.
abstract: This study examined relationships among family history of alcohol, drug, and psychiatric problems and substance use severity, interpersonal relationships, and service use in individuals with dual diagnosis.
  
  
  
  Data were collected with the family history section of the Addiction Severity Index administered as part of three studies of individuals with dual disorders (N=413). Participants were categorized into family history risk groups for each problem domain based on the number of first and second degree relatives with alcohol, drug, or psychiatric problems.
  
  
  
  Rates of alcohol, drug, and psychiatric problems were high across family member categories and highest overall for siblings. Over two-thirds of the sample was categorized in the high-risk group in the alcohol problem domain, almost half of the sample was categorized as high-risk in the drug problem domain, and over a third of the sample was categorized as high-risk in the psychiatric problem domain. Across problem domains, individuals in the high-risk group reported more relationship problems with parents and siblings and higher rates of lifetime emotional, physical, and sexual abuse than did those in the low or moderate-risk groups.
  
  
  
  Family history of alcohol, drug, and psychiatric problems is associated with greater rates of poor family relationships and history of abuse. Assessment of these different forms of family history in multiple family members can aid treatment providers in identifying individuals with dual disorders who may benefit from trauma-informed care as part of their overall mental health and substance abuse treatment services.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Camille S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Melanie E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Alan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bellack
keywords: dual diagnosis; family history; serious mental illness
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