Are there empirically supported and clinically useful subtypes of alcohol dependence?
Addiction
; 101 Suppl 1: 97-103, 2006 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-16930165
ABSTRACT
AIMS:
This paper provides an overview of several multidimensional empirically derived typologies of alcohol use disorders that have been derived primarily for research purposes in relation to their clinical utility.METHODS:
Studies using multivariate statistical methods for identifying homogeneous groups of subjects were selected for inclusion. Theoretically based typologies were not included in this review.RESULTS:
While formal diagnostic criteria typically identify separate categories of alcohol abuse and dependence, several studies using different statistical methods consistently suggest as many as four homogeneous types of alcoholism a chronic/severe type, a depressed/anxious type, a mildly affected type and an antisocial type.CONCLUSIONS:
Even though the longitudinal outcomes of few empirically derived subtypes have been examined, alcoholism typologies remain a viable and potentially valuable tool for investigating etiological pathways, the effectiveness of treatments and the long-term course of alcohol use disorders.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Álcool
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article