Document Type
Journal Article
Study Type
Systematic Review
Publication Date
8-1-2000
Journal
Current opinion in pediatrics
Volume
12
Issue
4
Inclusive Pages
336-40
Keywords
Alcoholism; Antisocial Personality Disorder; Child; Child Behavior; Child of Impaired Parents; Female; Humans; Male; Phenotype; Psychology, Child; Risk Factors
Abstract
One of four children in the United States lives in a family in which the child is exposed to alcoholism. Children of alcoholics (COAs) are two to ten times more likely to develop alcoholism than non-COAs. This paper reviews studies that have attempted to identify risk factors that mediate the increased vulnerability and the protective factors that moderate the risk. Factors discussed include parental antisocial personality disorder, externalizing behavior, internalizing symptoms, differential response to the effects of alcohol, and positive and negative alcohol-related expectancies. The heterogeneous nature of COAs is emphasized, and some of the challenges related to treatment and prevention are discussed.
APA Citation
Lieberman, D. (2000). Children of alcoholics: an update.. Current opinion in pediatrics, 12 (4). Retrieved from https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/smhs_psych_facpubs/555
Peer Reviewed
1
