TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Subtypes of early age onset alcoholism
JO  - Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
A1  - Mezzich, A.
A1  - Tarter, R.
A1  - Kirisci, L.
A1  - Clark, David
A1  - Buckstein, O.
A1  - Martin, C.
SP  - 767
EP  - 770
VL  - 17
IS  - 4
N2  - Forty-three adolescents qualifying for a DSM-III-R diagnosis of alcohol abuse/dependence were classified according to the internalizing-externalizing behavior dimension. Two clusters were identified. The majority of subjects clustered into a group characterized by behavioral dyscontrol and hypophoria (history of suicide attempts) (cluster 2), whereas the other group was primarily featured by negative affect (cluster 1). Cluster 2 subjects demonstrated more severe alcohol and drug use-related problems, behavioral disturbances, and general psychopathology; lower prevalence of depressive disorders; and less severe anxiety disorders. These results, implicating two variants of adolescent alcohol abuse/dependence, suggest the need to tailor differential treatments to adolescents with alcohol abuse/dependence based on personality characteristics and clinical presentation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-6008
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -