Personality typology of men and women alcoholics in relation to etiology and prognosis.

In a study of the MMPI personality types of hospitalized men and women alcoholics, the Neurotic and Classic types had the characteristics of reactive alcoholism, and the Psychopathic, Schizoform A and Schizoform B types had the characteristics of essential alcoholism. Demographic variables and treatment prognosis also varied according to MMPI personality types.