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. 2009 Jul;70(4):489–498. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2009.70.489

Table 1.

Theoretical sequences of the influences of parental psychopathology on the mental health outcomes of offspring

Step Offspring AUD Offspring MJUD Offspring MDD Offspring ASPD Offspring ND
Step 1 Parental AUD Parental MJUD Parental MDD Parental ASPD Parental ND
Step 2 Parental ND Parental ND Parental AUD Parental AUD Parental MDD
Step 3 Parental ASPD Parental AUD Parental ND Parental MJUD, MDD, & ND Parental AUD
Step 4 Parental MDD Parental ASPD Parental MJUD & ASPD Parental MJUD
Step 5 Parental MDD Parental ASPD

Notes: AUD = alcohol-use disorder; MJUD = marijuana-use disorder; MDD = major depressive disorder; ASPD = antisocial personality disorder; ND = nicotine dependence.