@article{ref1,
title="Adult offspring of alcoholic women as family history informants",
journal="Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research",
year="1994",
author="Smith, E. M. and Przybeck, T. R. and Bradford, S. E. and Gogineni, Aruna and Spitznagel, E. L.",
volume="18",
number="6",
pages="1354-1360",
abstract="Eighteen years after their mothers had been hospitalized for alcoholism, adult offspring were asked if any of their 1st-degree relatives had ever had a drinking problem. Proband and informant characteristics that affect the validity of reports of maternal drinking problems given by adult offspring of alcoholic women were identified. A history of alcohol-related medical problems in the mother was associated with reporting maternal alcoholism. Being African-American, having a history of suicide attempts in the mother, and having a good maternal posttreatment outcome were associated with false-negative reports. Adding multiple offspring informants increased sensitivity to 86%. Female alcoholic offspring tended to underreport maternal alcoholism.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-6008",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}