Depression, anxiety and personality dimensions in female first-degree relatives of alcohol-dependent probands.

Authors :: Raucher-Chéné D
Gierski F
Hübsch B
Cuervo-Lombard CV
Bera-Potelle C
Cohen R
Kahn JP
Kaladjian A
Limosin F
Source :: Archives of women's mental health [Arch Womens Ment Health] 2012 Jun; Vol. 15 (3), pp. 229-32. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Mar 13.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: A total of 136 with or without first-degree relatives with alcohol dependence were compared according to lifetime prevalence of psychiatric disorders and personality dimensions. Family history positive women showed significant higher prevalence rates of depression and agoraphobia, and exhibited lower scores on Reward Dependence, Self-Directedness and Cooperativeness dimensions.

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