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An examination of depressed vs. nondepressed alcoholics in inpatient treatment
Author(s) -
McMahon Robert C.,
Davidson Robert S.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198601)42:1<177::aid-jclp2270420131>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - psychology , minnesota multiphasic personality inventory , clinical psychology , psychiatry , personality , emotionality , alcohol abuse , interpersonal communication , cognition , developmental psychology , social psychology
This study was designed to: (1) identify subgroups of depressed and nondepressed alcoholics who were entering inpatient treatment; (2) compare the groups on the basis of various demographic, social, occupational, educational, health and drinking related variables; and (c) determine whether the groups can be differentiated on the basis of personality and clinical symptoms as measured by clinical diagnostic instruments ( N = 243). In comparison with the nondepressed alcoholics, depressed alcoholics in this study were found to have longer histories of problem drinking, more previous treatments for alcohol misuse, more difficulty controlling alcohol consumption, more marital problems, and more physical symptoms related to alcohol abuse. In addition, results of the discriminant analysis suggest that the depressed alcoholics may be distinguished from their nondepressed counter‐parts on the basis of having a detached interpersonal style, distracted cognition, alienated self‐image, and mixed depressed‐anxious emotionality.