A diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in a parent was associated with a twofold elevated risk of AUD in the offspring. Maternal psychiatric hospitalisation with another mental disorder (OPD) was also associated with an elevated risk. In addition, the results suggest that the association between parental AUD and offspring risk of AUD may be stronger in females than in males; a finding which could have important implications for alcoholism research and treatment. Furthermore, male gender and parental social status were both independent predictors of offspring AUD in this sample.
