Personality typology of men and women alcoholics in relation to etiology and prognosis.
In a study of the MMPI personality types of hospitalized men and women alcoholics, the Neurotic and Classic types had the characteristics of reactive alcoholism, and the Psychopathic, Schizoform A and Schizoform B types had the characteristics of essential alcoholism. Demographic variables and treatment prognosis also varied according to MMPI personality types.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012557:Schizoid Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment