TY - JOUR T1 - Children of parents with substance abuse disorders had higher rates of conduct disorder and substance use JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 53 LP - 53 DO - 10.1136/ebn.2.2.53 VL - 2 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 1999/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/2/2/53.abstract N2 - Merikangas KR, Dierker LC, Szatmari P.Psychopathology among offspring of parents with substance abuse and/or anxiety disorders: a high-risk study.J Child Psychol Psychiat1998 Jul;39:711–20OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question Are parental substance abuse and anxiety disorders risk factors for psychopathology in offspring? Cohort study.New Haven, Connecticut, USA.192 children (mean age 12 y, 51% boys) of 123 white parents (mean age 39 y). There were 77 children of 52 parents with substance abuse disorders, 58 children of 36 parents with anxiety disorders, and 57 children of 35 parents with no history of psychiatric disorders (control group parents). Parents were recruited from alcohol, drug, anxiety, and general treatment settings or by a random procedure. Exclusion criteria were organic mental impairment, schizoaffective disorder, or schizophrenia.Both parents of each child were independently interviewed for … ER -