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SUBTYPES OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE BASED ON
COMORBID PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
by
Nicole Diana Sintov
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
August 2008
Copyright 2008 Nicole Diana Sintov
Object Description
| Title | Subtypes of alcohol dependence based on comorbid psychopathology |
| Author | Sintov, Nicole Diana |
| Author email | nsintov@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-05-13 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Restricted until 23 June 2010. |
| Date published | 2010-06-23 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Prescott, Carol A. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Huey, Stanley, Jr. Baker, Laura |
| Abstract | Alcohol dependence (AD) is a clinically and etiologically heterogeneous disorder. The goal of this study was to explore AD subtypes among a sample of 1, 248 adult siblings, all of whom met DSM-IV criteria for AD. Subtypes were based on comorbid disorders. Indicator variables included probable dependence on six classes of drugs: cannabis, sedatives, stimulants, cocaine, opioids, and hallucinogens; nicotine dependence, major depressive disorder, antisocial personality disorder, neuroticism, novelty seeking, and early alcohol use. Latent class analysis identified a 4-class solution as the most parsimonious description of the data. The probabilities of the indicator variables generally increased across the four classes. However, the probability of drug use disorders varied within and between classes. Neuroticism, depression, antisocial personality disorder, and early alcohol use were partially consistent with increasing AD severity across classes. We conclude that in this sample, AD subtypes differ qualitatively and lie on a spectrum of increasing severity. |
| Keyword | alcoholism; alcoholism subtypes; alcohol dependence; substance abuse |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1284 |
| Rights | Sintov, Nicole Diana |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Sintov-20080623 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Sintov-20080623.pdf |
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| Full text | SUBTYPES OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE BASED ON COMORBID PSYCHOPATHOLOGY by Nicole Diana Sintov A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) August 2008 Copyright 2008 Nicole Diana Sintov |
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