He has a variety of psychosocial stressors in his life that cause him great pain. He has limited coping skills to deal with these stressors. He has a legal problem. He is depressed and is exhibiting depressive symptomology. Bob is an adult child of an alcoholic father.
Current research supports a biogenetic predisposition for male offspring of male alcoholics.
The weight of this biogenetic predisposition is unknown. Bob reports being in good health. He reports no medical issues or past medical complications. He reports being on no medication at this time. Bob reports feeling depressed off and on for several years.