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Defense mechanisms in alcoholics attending outpatient treatment. : Results from the MCT-test (Meta-Contrast Technique)

Öjehagen, Agneta LU and Smith, Gudmund LU (1993) In Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 34(3). p.8-282
Abstract

Defensive strategies were studied in 72 alcoholics participating in outpatient treatment by using, before the treatment started, the Meta-Contrast Technique, MCT, a percept-genetic method. Alcoholics had less often adaptive strategies than controls. A lack of adaptive defense strategies was related to a more impaired psychic status, more psychological benefits from drinking, and more psychiatric symptoms but not to severity of alcoholism or results of psychometric tests (intellectual level, field-dependence, spatial performance). It does not seem inconceivable that the MCT could be used as a diagnostic tool in treatment planning.

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Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Alcoholism, Ambulatory Care, Defense Mechanisms, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Assessment, Psychometrics, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
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34
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3
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7 pages
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Wiley-Blackwell
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  • scopus:0027661670
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0036-5564
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10.1111/j.1467-9450.1993.tb01123.x
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English
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