40 wives of first admission alcoholics admitted to an alcoholic clinic and a mental hospital were examined and classified into two groups, on the basis of their husband's pattern of drinking, 17 falling into gamma and 23 into delta categories. Subjects were tested on Cattell 's 16PF, Fould1 s Hostility Questionnaire and Gough and Heilbrun's Adjective Check List. In addition, information as regards family background, drinking history and pattern of drinking was obtained in interviews. No significant grouping correspondent with the gamma/delta classification was found with any of the psychological tests or case history data, other than wives of gamma alcoholics tending to marry men whom at the outset of marriage already had a drinking problem. Multidimensional scaling techniques showed there to be some grouping operative within the total sample, corresponding with socio-economic class. Subjects falling into the lower socio-economic classes appeared to be mare hostile, anxious and neurotic than those in the higher classes. Although some heterogeneity thus appeared operative amongst wives of alcoholics, this did not correspond with their husband1 s pattern of drinking.

Thesis--Wisconsin. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-83).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1955. / Typescript. Abstracted in Dissertation abstracts, v. 16 (1956) no. 3, p. 594-595. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1966. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1992. / Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Keville Frederickson. Dissertation Committee: Barbara C. Wallace. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-124).

Thesis (Ph. D. in anthropology)--Washington State University. / Includes bibliographical references.

M.A. / The present investigation aims to provide a profile of the social factors, which may have an influence on the relapse of alcoholics. The following questions are to be answered in the study: (a) Which social risk factors play a role in the relapse of alcoholics? (b) Are these factors related to the alcoholic’s immediate environment or wider societal factors? (c) What role does the alcoholic’s anonymous service or lack thereof play? The five relapsed alcoholic patients who went for outpatient for several times, at SANCA in Johannesburg and the five family members comprise the research sample. To each of these clients the researcher administered an interview schedule in order to obtain information pertaining to the relapse. The majority of clients are unemployed because they were retrenched from their work due to their relapse rates. Most clients have one or more family members who are alcoholic. Most clients are apparently socially isolated from their families. Most clients fail to complete the defined treatment programmes at SANCA in Johannesburg due to the distance they have to travel from Alexandra to Johannesburg. From the findings pertaining to the staff in the investigation it is revealed that Social Workers are the professionals most involved in rendering out-patient treatment to alcoholics. In conclusion it is proposed that administrators of out-patient alcoholism clinics expend more energy in structuring comprehensive programmes of intervention for clients. It is also recommended that there be more Social Workers in Alexandra dealing with the problems of alcoholics. There must be an Alcoholics Anonymous and a treatment centre in Alexandra so that the relapse rate of alcoholics must go down. / Dr. W. Roestenburg

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Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.