31 alcoholic men who suffered physical abuse during childhood were compared with a control group of alcoholic men without histories of child abuse. A similar comparison was made for an age-matched subgroups of 21 men. As adults, the abused men demonstrated more legal difficulties, domestic violence, & violence against authority figures than the controls. They also had a higher incidence of serious suicide attempts, suicidal drinking, & increased level of pervasive & situational anxiety.25 ref