Some Genetic Aspects of Alcoholism and Criminality

摘要: • The state criminal records and official registers of alcoholics were used in a study 2,000 adoptees their biological adoptive parents. frequency registration for the approximately same as population general, but parents it was two to three times greater. Very few appeared records. It is conceivable that large extent adoption neutralized "social heritage" from There was, however, significant correlation between alcoholism adopted-out sons. On other hand, showed no such children. These results support hypothesis there genetic explanation development alcoholism, not manifestation criminality.