Differences between Alcoholic Couples Accepting and Rejecting an Offer of Outpatient Marital Therapy
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Vol. 12 (3) , 285-294
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00952998609007398
Abstract
Following an extensive initial evaluation, 35 couples with alcoholic husbands decided to participate in couples therapy (acceptors) and 28 couples did not (rejectors). A significant discriminant function indicated that acceptors were characterized by husbands with more education, better marital adjustment, full-time employment, and larger number of alcohol-related arrests. Acceptors also had sought more outpatient help in the past year. Rejectors were characterized by wives with better maritalKeywords
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