Alcoholism: types

Evidence-based neurology checklist on alcoholism: types: Late onset (type A) alcoholism The onset is usually after the age of 25 years There are fewer childhood risk factors There is less severe dependence There are fewer alcohol-related problems There is less psychopathological dysfunction There…

Late onset (type A) alcoholism

  • The onset is usually after the age of 25 years
  • There are fewer childhood risk factors
  • There is less severe dependence
  • There are fewer alcohol-related problems
  • There is less psychopathological dysfunction
  • There is a preponderance of psychosocial morbidity
  • There is a low familial alcoholism history

Early onset (type B) alcoholism

References

  1. Babor TF, Hofmann M, DelBoca FK, et al. Types of alcoholics, I. Evidence for an empirically derived typology based on indicators of vulnerability and severity. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1992; 49:599-608.
  2. Johnson BA. Medication treatment of different types of alcoholism. Am J Psychiatry 2010; 167:630–639.

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