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Patterns of Alcohol Abuse and Family Stability
Author(s) -
Jacob Theodore,
Dunn Nancy Jo,
Leonard Kenneth
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1983.tb05489.x
Subject(s) - alcohol consumption , psychology , psychiatry , alcohol , alcohol abuse , clinical psychology , binge drinking , biochemistry , chemistry
Male alcoholics and their spouses participating in an ongoing family interaction study were assessed as to drinking patterns, psychiatric symptoms, and marital satisfaction. Analyses of these data indicated that high alcohol consumption was associated with high satisfaction and reduced symptomatology in the spouses of steady but not binge drinkers. Findings are discussed In terms of Steinglass' suggestion that alcohol can have “adaptive” consequences for the marriage and family life of alcoholics.