Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase and mean corpuscular volume: their usefulness in the assessment of in-patient alcoholics.

Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase and mean corpuscular volume are shown to be of little value in the assessment of patients admitted to psychiatric beds for problem drinking.

Familial alcoholism: evidence from 237 alcoholics.

When male alcoholics with and without a positive family history were compared, differences were found in age of onset, age of presentation, severity of alcoholism, and severity of self-reported antisocial behaviour. No such differences were found for women. The implications of these findings for the concept of 'familial alcoholism' are discussed.