Re: Are gambling disorders hereditary?

well I've looked in vain for the study I mention below but I can't
find it.  I did find a study on adoption and alcohol abuse at:

http://www.preventragedy.com/PAGES/tsariQ/q21-I.html

I'm not saying that gambling and alcoholism are the same - but the
study does make for very interesting reading.

John


[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mystraightroad) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> hello
> 
> in reply to the question "is gambling hereditary?"
> 
> Apparently so - there is a very well known Swedish study that tracked
> adopted children and their birth parents for many years. Even when
> children had been adopted into homes/backgrounds where traits such as
> gambling/alcoholism were uncommon the adopted children were far, far
> more likely to exhibit the traits of their birth parents - even if the
> adopted parents were unaware of the birth parent's history.
> 
> I guess our genes influence far more than we'd like to admit.  
> 
> I have looked for this research on-line; I'll post it as soon as find
> it.
> 
> John