| Abstract: | Replies to an article by G. E. Vaillant and E. S. Milofsky (see record 1982-30620-001), which argued that the psychological characteristics of alcoholics are the result and not the cause of alcoholism and that genetics has a large role in the etiology of the disorder. It is contended that an overall measure of the degree of harmful reliance an individual has on one substance is required to make an accurate statement about the relationship between personality and environmental factors and substance abuse, an approach not taken by Vaillant and Milofsky. (12 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
