Different Effects of Fathers' Drinking Problems on Drinking Behaviors, Depression, and Anxiety among Korean University Students by Gender.
J Korean Acad Fam Med. 2007 Dec;28(12):902-908. Korean.

Drinking problem is known to affect not only patients but also their offsprings. This study purposed to examine the drinking behaviors and emotional aspects of university students whose fathers have drinking problems.

The male students whose fathers have drinking problems showed higher rate of binge drinking , heavy drinking , and harmful and hazardous drinking than the male students whose fathers do not have drinking problems. The female students whose fathers have drinking problems showed higher rate of depression than the female students whose fathers do not have drinking problems.

The results suggest that primary care physicians in a university setting need to evaluate and counsel drinking problems in male students, and emotional aspects in female students whose fathers have drinking problems.

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