Relationship between treatment outcome and subtype of alcoholism in men.
- 1 September 1985
- journal article
- Published by Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc. in Journal of Studies on Alcohol
- Vol. 46 (5) , 388-391
- https://doi.org/10.15288/jsa.1985.46.388
Abstract
The subdivision of alcoholism into type I and type II, as suggested by Cloninger et al., was applied to two groups of men alcoholics: 30 in treatment for alcoholism ("active" alcoholics) and 39 ex-alcoholics. Despite the fact that the duration of alcohol misuse did not differ between the groups, there were significantly more type II alcoholics among the ex-alcoholics and more type I alcoholics among the active alcoholics. The results seem to indicate a better prognosis in type II alcoholism. The type I and type II alcoholics differed also, as in previous studies, in their frequencies of drug misuse and criminality.Keywords
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