Abstract

Patients with alcohol dependence were examined at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University Vienna, Austria (Vyssoki et al., 2011). The dimensions of alcohol dependence were assessed by means of a computerized structured interview, the Lesch Alcoholism Typology.
High scores in cyclothymic temperament were associated with a negative course of the disease And highly overlapped with the Lesch IV subtype of alcoholism.
In a parallel study 101 consecutive patients with opiate addiction treated at the Oum El Nour rehabilitation hospital in Lebanon were examined. The high overlap of the Lesch IV subtype and cyclothymic temperament was confirmed. International Clinical Psychopharmacology-Supplement A; 28:e13 –e14.

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