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Hyperactivity in Sons of Alcoholics

Ralph E. Tarter, Andrea M. Hegedus, Joan S. Gavaler

In a group of delinquent adolescent boys, the sons of alcoholic fathers ( N = 16) did not differ from the sons of nonalcoholic fathers ( N = 25) on either the number or pattern of features characterizing hyperactivity-minimal brain dysfunction. The findings suggest that childhood hyperactivity is not a risk factor specific to alcoholism.