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A Group Comparison of Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Marriages using the Interpersonal Perception Technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. Drewery
Affiliation:
Crichton Royal, Dumfries, Scotland
J. B. Rae
Affiliation:
Crichton Royal, Dumfries, Scotland; Bangour Village Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland

Extract

The relationship between a patient's illness and psychiatric disturbance in the spouse is a matter of importance and increasing interest (Penrose, 1944; Slater and Woodside, 1951; Gregory, 1959; Ryle and Hamilton, 1962). Explanations based on environmental conditions (Pond, Ryle and Hamilton, 1963), genetic factors (Coppen, Cowie and Slater, 1965) and assortative mating mechanisms (Kreitman, 1962; Nielsen, 1964) have been found to be inadequate and research has come to focus on the nature of the marital interaction itself (Kreitman, 1964).

Type
The Family as Background: Environmentally and Genetically
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1969 

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