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Chunk #4 — METHODS — Sample

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The relationship between genetic influences on alcohol dependence and on patterns of alcohol consumption.
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This project was approved by the human subject committees at Virginia Commonwealth University. Written informed consent was obtained prior to face-to-face interviews and verbal consent prior to phone interviews. Interviewers had a master’s degree in a mental health-related field or a bachelor’s degree in this area plus 2 years of clinical experience. At each wave, members of a twin pair were interviewed by different interviewers who were blind to clinical information about the cotwin.