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The Bender Alcoholic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Marc Schuckit ,
John Rimmer ,
Theodore Reich  and
George Winokur
Marc Schuckit
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine, 4940 Audubon Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110
John Rimmer
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine, 4940 Audubon Avenue, St. Louis, Mo., George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
Theodore Reich
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
George Winokur
Affiliation:
Washington University School of Medicine
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Jellinek describes periodic or Epsilon alcoholism as the ‘least known species of alcoholism’ (1). Åmark (2), comparing them to the general population, found periodic drinkers to be older at time of study, to show increased heritability in offspring and to have a higher incidence of cycloid and cyclothymic personalities. His determination of cyclothymic personality traits reinforces the hypothesis of Dobnigg et al. (3) of a correlative between periodic drinking patterns and affective symptoms. This paper examines the usefulness of the diagnosis of ‘bender’ alcoholism.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 119 , Issue 549 , August 1971 , pp. 183 - 184
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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