Participants who provided informed consents were administered the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (SSAGA) (Bucholz et al., 1994; Hesselbrock, Easton, Bucholz, Schuckit, & Hesselbrock, 1999). This reliable and valid interview is designed to assess the physical, psychosocial, and psychiatric manifestations of alcohol abuse and dependence and related psychiatric disorders.
