Table 1.
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%) |
assessed by a psychiatrist using DSM-IV
other than alcoholism
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)).
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