The burden of cyclothymia on alcohol dependence

Abstract Background The relationship between cyclothymic temperament and alcoholism remains insufficiently explored. Methods A sample of 125 alcohol-dependent patients diagnosed according to DSM-IV-TR criteria ( APA, 2000 ) was recruited from a clinical setting. Cyclothymic temperament was diagnosed...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2013-12, Vol.151 (3), p.1090-1096
Main Authors: Pombo, Samuel, Figueira, M. Luísa, da Costa, Nuno Félix, Ismail, Fátima, Yang, Guang, Akiskal, Kareen, Akiskal, Hagop
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Aged
Alcohol dependence
Alcohol related problems
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - complications
Alcoholism - psychology
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Alcoholism typology
Biological and medical sciences
Cyclothymic Disorder - complications
Cyclothymic Disorder - psychology
Cyclothymic temperament
Dependents
Female
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Mood disorders
Phenotypes
Portugal
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Surveys and Questionnaires
Temperament
Toxicology
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Summary:Abstract Background The relationship between cyclothymic temperament and alcoholism remains insufficiently explored. Methods A sample of 125 alcohol-dependent patients diagnosed according to DSM-IV-TR criteria ( APA, 2000 ) was recruited from a clinical setting. Cyclothymic temperament was diagnosed according to the Portuguese version of the Akiskal and Akiskal (2005) temperament scale. Results Alcohol dependent patients who score positive (above mean) for CT present to some extent a more severe profile of alcohol-related problems. Limitations Correlational study Conclusions CT traits in alcohol dependents seems to influence whether subjects engage earlier in pathological alcohol use and present particular alcohol-related problems, in particular Cloninger type II alcoholism phenotype.
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2013.09.002