1. [Use of computers in clinical psychiatry. Statistical study of a population of treated alcoholics].
- Author
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Timsit M, Sabatier J, Mees P, Degossely M, and Binot E
- Subjects
- Aggression, Anxiety, Belgium, Computers, Diagnosis, Differential, Emotions, Family, Humans, Intelligence, Male, Neurotic Disorders diagnosis, Parent-Child Relations, Psychopathology, Psychophysiologic Disorders diagnosis, Statistics as Topic, Alcoholism diagnosis
- Abstract
According to their own standardized Patient Data Inventory, the authors proceed to a statistical comparative evaluation of 55 males neurotic or psychosomatic hospitalized alcholics and of two control groups of non-alcoholic neurotic or psychosomatic male patients: 252 ambulatory and 72 hospitalized. The authors find significant differences between alcoholics and non-alcoholics, especially: 1 no.) heavier family history (psychoses, dysgenetic disorders), greater incidence of psychosomatic disorders in the previous history, more distrubed parental relations in childhood (maternal overprotection and lack of paternal authority); 2 no.) from the patient viewpoint: a louder expression of somatic and functionnal complaints; 3 no.) from the therapist viewpoint, less emotionality, weaker expression of aggressiveness (either overt or latent).
- Published
- 1975