TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Socio-contextual factors are linked to differences in the course of problem drinking in midlife: a discordant-twin study
JO  - American journal on addictions
A1  - Blonigen, Daniel M.
A1  - Burroughs, Thomas
A1  - Randolph Haber, Jon
A1  - Jacob, Theodore
SP  - 193
EP  - 196
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Course of alcohol use disorders (AUD) during midlife is understudied, and most research designs are unable to attribute an unambiguous environmental explanation to observed findings. <br><br>OBJECTIVES & METHODS: Test whether socio-contextual factors are linked to differences in the course of problem drinking during midlife. Participants were 163 monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs concordant for a history of AUD but discordant on problem drinking in the past 10 years. <br><br>RESULTS: Frequency of drinking with spouse, and peer and emotional problems were associated with discordance. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Socio-contextual factors are linked to differences in course of problem drinking in midlife and are not confounded by genetic effects. (Am J Addict 2015;XX:XX-XX).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1055-0496
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajad.12205
ID  - ref1
ER  -