Is Alcoholism Hereditary?: One in Six Families in America Is Affected by Alcoholism. Here Is the Answer to Their Most Pressing Question

A pioneering, comprehensive guide to the genetics of alcoholism

Historically it has been widely accepted that alcoholism runs in families. Only during the last century did it become fashionable to blame alcoholism on faulty upbringing, lack of willpower, or heartbreaking disappointment. Now with the medical community again focusing on the influence of heredity on alcoholism, noted psychiatrist and researcher Donald W. Goodwin, MD, provides a comprehensive and reasoned overview of what their...