Relationship between treatment outcome and subtype of alcoholism in men.
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.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology; D003415:Crime; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000097:blood; D011379:Prognosis; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
D008995:Monoamine Oxidase