Typologies of alcohol use disorders among men with schizophrenic disorders.
Addict Behav
; 32(6): 1146-63, 2007 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-16996697
ABSTRACT
Alcohol use disorders are common among persons with schizophrenia and are associated with a vast array of negative consequences criminality, poor compliance with treatment, and reoccurrence of acute episodes of psychosis. In samples of non-mentally disordered individuals, typologies of alcohol use disorders have been shown to be useful in furthering understanding of etiology and of effective treatments. Such typologies, however, have not previously been examined in individuals with schizophrenia. The main objective of the study was to validate four uni-dimensional typologies and the multi-dimensional Type I/II-Type A/B typology in a sample of men with schizophrenic disorders and alcohol use disorders. All uni-dimensional typologies showed at least some degree of concurrent validity. The Type I/II-Type A/B typology was successfully replicated with fair concurrent validity across the domains of pre-morbid risk factors and drug use, but not for the domains of criminality, illness, or personality. The predictive validity was poor for all typologies. The results provide evidence for the heterogeneity of alcohol use disorders among men with schizophrenia.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article