TY - JOUR
T1 - Familial factors in illicit drug abuse
T2 - An interdisciplinary perspective
AU - Ripple, Carol H.
AU - Luthar, Suniya S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Support for this work was provided by Research Scientist Development Award K21 DA 00202-01 (to S.S.L.) and ADAMHA grant R01-DA04029 (to Bruce J. Rounsaville, M.D.).A ssistance from Dr. Rounsaville in the preparation of this manuscript is gratefully acknowledged.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Research on familial factors in illicit drug abuse has been approached from the perspectives of psychiatric epidemiology, which aims to assess familial clustering of disorders, and clinical psychiatry, which focuses on intrafamilial dynamics. To date, however, these two research traditions have existed in relative isolation from each other, and there has been little consideration given to enhancing the understanding of familial factors in drug abuse by combining these approaches. The intention of this article is to critically review the literature in these two areas and to offer suggestions as to how the strengths from each could be applied in a comprehensive research approach.
AB - Research on familial factors in illicit drug abuse has been approached from the perspectives of psychiatric epidemiology, which aims to assess familial clustering of disorders, and clinical psychiatry, which focuses on intrafamilial dynamics. To date, however, these two research traditions have existed in relative isolation from each other, and there has been little consideration given to enhancing the understanding of familial factors in drug abuse by combining these approaches. The intention of this article is to critically review the literature in these two areas and to offer suggestions as to how the strengths from each could be applied in a comprehensive research approach.
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U2 - 10.3109/00952999609001651
DO - 10.3109/00952999609001651
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8727052
AN - SCOPUS:0029968602
SN - 0095-2990
VL - 22
SP - 147
EP - 172
JO - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
JF - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
IS - 2
ER -