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T Jacob

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PubMed1983

Drinking problems of alcoholics: correspondence between self and spouse reports.

The present study examined the level of agreement between alcoholics and their wives on a variety of drinking-related behaviors. The self-report of alcoholics on the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) was compared with a parallel version completed by the wives concerning their husbands' behaviors. The couples evidenced a high level of agreement with respect to the Total MAST score as well as to the Helpseeking subscale. The Recognition of Alcohol Problems subscale manifested relatively lower levels of agreement. Alcoholics tended to under-report on this scale relative to their wives and maintain that they were normal drinkers.

Adult↗
PubMed1983

Patterns of alcohol abuse and family stability.

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.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

Correspondence between parents' reports on the Behavior Problem Checklist.

Interparent agreement on the Behavior Problem Checklist (BPC) was assessed in relation to several potentially influential variables. Major findings indicated parent agreement to be of a moderate level, generally higher in nondistressed than distressed samples, lower on Personality Problem items than Conduct Problem items, very low regarding presence of specific behaviors, and importantly related to type of reliability index employed. Issues deserving additional research effort are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Verbal-nonverbal congruence in normal and delinquent families.

Assessed affect expression for both normal and delinquent families (N = 5 families) in three communication channels (verbal, tonal and facial); group differences in channel inconsistency were determined. Interactions that involved mother-father, mother-son, and father-son were assessed independently. Analysis of variance procedures yielded a number of group differences in total affect expression and verbal-nonverbal inconsistency. When co-variance procedures controlled for demographic differences, however, reliable differences between normal and delinquent families no longer obtained. Findings are discussed in terms of results from previous encoding studies and the relationships among affect expression, diagnostic status, and demographic variations.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Task effects in family interaction.

The effect of different experimental tasks on emergent patterns of family activity, conflict, and influence was assessed by means of multivariate analysis procedures on a sample of 30 family triads. Although a task effect did emerge for the family activity measure, the overall pattern of findings indicates marked consistency in family interaction across the three experimental tasks. Findings are discussed in terms of methodological and theoretical explanations that could account for obtained results.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

Family interaction and communication deviance in disturbed and normal families. Confusions and conclusions: a response to Doane.

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate critically the logic and conclusions of Doane's article (14), and in so doing, to raise serious questions regarding her evaluation of the family interaction literature. In particular, we suggest that Doane's paper is characterized by (a) a confused and inaccurate presentation of previous reviews; (b) a vague and contradictory set of terms around which she attempts to recast previous findings; (c) an arbitrary and unsystematic selection of findings used to support suggestions regarding reliable group differences; (d) uncritical and erroneous interpretations of findings that ostensibly support suggested differences between groups; and (e) a superficial acceptance of recent family interaction data concerned with the relationship between communication deviance/clarity and psychopathology. We hope our detailed critique will stimulate other observers of family interaction research to contribute more accurate and significant perspectives to the field than those presented in Doane's review.

Affective Symptoms↗
PubMed1977

Transposition of the great arteries, primum atrial septal defect, azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava, bilateral superior venae cavae and dextrocardia with centrally placed liver.

Successful surgical correction of transposition of the great arteries in a nine-year-old girl with dextrocardia, primum atrial septal defect, bilateral venae cavae, and azygos continuation of inferior vena cava is reported. The patient was cooled on cardiopulmonary bypass and the operation performed under circulatory arrest at 19 degrees C. nasopharyngeal temperature. The problems of diagnosis and management are discussed.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗