Citation

Mezzich A, Tarter R, Kirisci L, Clark D, Buckstein O, Martin C. Alcohol Clin. Exp. Res. 1993; 17(4): 767-770.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, PA 15213.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8214411

Abstract

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.

Language: en