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8450569

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
The present study is an investigation of differences between alcoholics and significant others in their perceptions of the functioning of their families or households. A sample of 80 pairs of alcoholic patients (PTs) and their spouses or spouse equivalents (SOs) who were living together in the same household evaluated family functioning by completing the Family Assessment Device (FAD). Agreement between PTs and SOs was moderate on the Affective Responsiveness, Communication, Problem Solving, Roles, and General Functioning scales. However, there was little or no agreement on the Behavior Control and Affective Involvement scales. These results indicate that although PTs and SOs tended to agree about how well family members work together and share thoughts and feelings, they disagreed about how well boundary issues were dealt with in their families. Implications for treating alcoholic families are discussed.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0740-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Differences between alcoholics and spouses in their perceptions of family functioning.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.