Download or read book Types of Alcoholics written by Thomas F. Babor and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, containing 16 papers, explores recent research and current theory pertaining to alcoholic typologies, giving special emphasis to genetic suscepibility and biological markers of clinical subtypes. This treatment is timely in view of recent trends in genetic epidemiology, treatment matching, and biological markers for alcoholism. The papers present recent research findings, explore commonalities across diverse theoretical and methodological approaches, and consider implications for diagnosis and treatment.