| Chapter title |
Is There a Causal Relationship between Alcohol Use and Violence?
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 14 |
| Book title |
Recent Developments in Alcoholism
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| Published in |
Recent developments in alcoholism an official publication of the American Medical Society on Alcoholism the Research Society on Alcoholism and the National Council on Alcoholism, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/0-306-47141-8_14 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-0-306-45358-8, 978-0-306-47141-4
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| Authors |
Mark W. Lipsey, David B. Wilson, Mark A. Cohen, James H. Derzon, Lipsey, Mark W., Wilson, David B., Cohen, Mark A., Derzon, James H. |
| Editors |
Marc Galanter, Henri Begleiter, Richard Deitrich, Richard Fuller, Donald Gallant, Donald Goodwin, Edward Gottheil, Alfonso Paredes, Marcus Rothschild, David Van Thiel, Deirde Winczewski |
| Abstract |
This chapter reviews the evidence bearing on the question of whether those individuals who consume alcohol have an increased probability of subsequent violent behavior. Four bodies of relevant research are examined: experimental studies with animals, experimental studies with humans, individual-level correlational studies, and macro-level correlational studies. All these research approaches provide some evidence of an association between alcohol consumption and violent behavior, but no firm conclusion can be drawn about whether alcohol plays a causal role in such behavior. Various limitations, deficiencies, and ambiguities of available research that contribute to this state of affairs are discussed. |
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