Patterns of Alcohol Abuse and Family Stability

Theodore Jacob; Nancy Jo Dunn; Kenneth Leonard

doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1983.tb05489.x

Patterns of Alcohol Abuse and Family Stability

Theodore Jacob
, Nancy Jo Dunn
, Kenneth Leonard

Department of Psychiatry

University of Pittsburgh

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	382-385
Number of pages	4
Journal	Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1983.tb05489.x
State	Published - Sep 1983

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