PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC IMPLICATIONS OF AN ALCOHOLISM TYPOLOGY

近年来，越来越多的研究关注 酒精相关疾病的个人分类。 一 一项研究计划涉及分类的构建 基于统计聚类分析技术。 所得 类型学似乎有一些重要的影响， 酒精中毒的区别治疗，虽然迄今为止很少 研究已经具体探讨了这个问题。 的目标 拟议的项目是开始对 一个特别有希望的酗酒的治疗意义 分类系统 这种分类是基于广泛的 研究并包含三种类型的酒精滥用者：早期阶段 问题饮酒者、关联性酗酒者和精神分裂性酗酒者。 该项目将致力于研究心理治疗 治疗这些不同类型的酒精的过程， 假设，人际之间的差异， 这三种类型在治疗中会有所体现。 在这样做时， 该项目将采用最先进的心理治疗措施， 酒精中毒的治疗方法。 样品以分析 这项研究将包括30名酗酒患者（每名酗酒者10名 型）在一个密集的三周治疗方案治疗。 将获得关于（a）他们的酒精使用模式;（B） 他们的人际关系取向;（c）他们在 心理治疗的过程。 研究结果将产生 有关客户分类对 酒精中毒的心理治疗，以及 为未来的结果研究建立试点数据， 有特定心理治疗策略的客户。

In recent years increasing research attention has been paid to the classification of individuals with alcohol related disorders. One research program has involved the construction of classifications based upon statistical cluster analytic techniques. The resulting typologies seem to have a number of important implications for differential alcoholism treatment, although thus far little research has specifically addressed this question. The goal of the proposed project is to begin an intensive examination of the treatment implications of a particularly promising alcoholism classification system. This classification is based upon extensive research and contains three types of alcohol abusers: Early Stage Problem Drinkers, Affiliative Alcoholics, and Schizoid Alcoholics. The project will be directed at examining the psychotherapy process in the treatment of these different alcoholic types, and it is hypothesized that the interpersonal differences noted between these three types will be manifest in their treatment. In doing so, the project will adapt stat of the art measures of psychotherapy process to the field of alcoholism treatment. The sample for the study will include 30 alcohol abusing patients (10 of each alcoholic type) treated in an intensive three week treatment program. Data will be obtained concerning (a) their alcohol use patterns; (b) their interpersonal orientation; and (c) their behavior during the process of psychotherapy. The results of the study will yield specific information about implications of client classificatoin for the psychotherapeutic treatment of alcoholism, as well as establish pilot data for future outcome studies which match clients with specific psychotherapeutic strategies.