KMID : 0870519980020020213
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Journal of Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry 1998 Volume.2 No. 2 p.213 ~ p.219
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The Validity of Criteria for Subgrouping Alcoholics according to Age of Onset
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Lee Sun-Woo
Chee Ik-Seung Lee Jeong-Gyoo
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Abstract
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Objective£ºThis study tried to evaluate the validity of criteria for subgrouping inpatients alcoholics based primarily
on age-at-onset factors.
Method£ºWe interviewed a selected group of inpatients (N£½42). Subjects had a psychiatric interview, including completion of various alcohol drinking related questionnaires.
Results£ºWe found that there were differences between subgroups of alcoholics when divided according to Von Knorring¡¯s age of onset criteria. The Type 2 early age of onset alcoholics (n£½12) had a significantly higher percentage of positive family histories of alcoholism, (p<0.05), a higher percentage of past delinquent behavior (p<0.05), moree past delinquent behavior (p<0.05), more antisocial persanality trait (p<0.05) and a low score antisocial personality trait (p<0.05) and a low score of Quality of Life scale relative to the Type 1 late age of onset alcoholics (n£½30).
Conclusion£ºWe concluded that there is validity to alcohol typology theory in relation to inpatients alcoholics and that age of onset is a useful defining criterion and other factor that family history, past delinquent history and antisocial personality trait are important factor to classify of alcohol subgroups.
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KEYWORD
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Alcohol dependence, Typology, Age of onset
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