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Characteristics of Three Groups of Men Alcoholics Differentiated by Age at First Admission for Alcoholism Treatment in Japan

Hideo Yamane, Nobukatsu Katoh, Tamotsu Fujita

SUMMARY. Alcoholics who were first admitted for alcoholism treatment at a psychiatric hospital between 23 and 32 years of age were more likely than alcoholics admitted at a later age to be the firstborn or only child in their family, to have experienced paternal death before age 10 and to have had alcoholic relatives.