Table 1.
Characteristics of Vienna Study Population
| Lesch Classification of Alcoholism
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type I | Type II | Type III | Type IV | |
| FEMALE (n = 116) | 11 (9%)# | 31 (27%) | 51 (44%) | 23 (20%) |
| Endogenous depressiona (n = 44) | 0 (0%)* | 0 (0%) | 34 (67%)d | 10 (43%) |
| Psychiatric disease in the familyb (n = 29) | 4 (36%)* | 4 (13%) | 15 (29%) | 6 (26%) |
| Drinking > 60 g/day ethanolc (n = 57) | 5 (45%)* | 14 (45%) | 24 (47%) | 14 (61%) |
| MALE (n = 207) | 44 (21%)# | 52 (25%) | 62 (30%) | 49 (24%) |
| Endogenous depressiona (n = 48) | 0 (0%)* | 0 (0%) | 34 (55%)d | 14 (29%) |
| Psychiatric disease in the familyb (n = 44) | 5 (11%)* | 6 (12%) | 20 (32%) | 13 (27%) |
| Drinking > 60 g/day ethanolc (n = 116) | 24 (55%)* | 22 (42%) | 42 (68%) | 28 (57%) |
a
assessed by a psychiatrist using DSM-IV
b
other than alcoholism
c
patient’s self-assessment of average daily alcohol consumption in 3 months prior to assessment (60 g/day is the established WHO criterion for hazardous/harmful alcohol use in males (Saunders and Lee, 2000)).
d
Type III alcoholism is characterized by psychiatric symptoms which include major depressive disorder, severe suicidal ideations or attempts at suicide when not drinking, or severe sleep disorders.
#
percentage of total subjects of the same gender
*
percentage of subjects of the same subtype and gender