ALCOHOLISM, BIRTH RANK AND PARENTAL DEPRIVATION

JAN E. E. DE LINTAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 120, Number 11

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.11.1062

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An investigation of the family background data of a large sample of alcoholics indicated that a difference in birth rank reflects the presence or absence of early parental deprivation. This suggested that birth rank as an independent variable was not relevant to the etiology of alcoholism.

The investigation also showed that female alcoholics sustained parental losses during early childhood much more frequently than male alcoholics. The latter finding—in conjunction with the data of other investigators on parental loss and psychosis— stimulated some speculation as to the differential importance of parental loss for each sex and suggestions for further research in this area.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 120 • Number 11 • May 1964

Pages: 1062 - 1065

PubMed: 14144428

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Published in print: May 1964

Published online: 1 April 2006

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JAN E. E. DE LINT

Addiction Research Foundation, 24 Harbord Street, Toronto 5, Canada.

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ALCOHOLISM, BIRTH RANK AND PARENTAL DEPRIVATION

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