title: A comparison of the symptoms associated with early and late onset alcohol dependence.
abstract: This study was designed to determine whether the prevalences of the DSM-III alcohol abuse/dependence symptoms in 87 early and 73 late onset male alcoholics differ from one another. The authors administered a 19-item alcohol abuse/dependence symptom checklist with items based on the DSM-III criteria. Nine of the 19 symptoms were reported significantly more often in the early than in the late onset alcoholics. Antisocial behaviors were reported to have been particularly frequent in the early onset group.
authors.affiliation: Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Cloud, Minnesota 56303, USA.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hancock
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Gearhart
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Malovrh
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mendez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales