Citation

Tait WD. J. Abnorm. Soc. Psychol. 1930; 24(4): 482-485.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1930, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0073492

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

As civilization increases so does the consumption of alcohol. Repression and compensation are the two great psychological factors in the use of alcohol. Alcohol provides release from repression and induces an alcoholic day-dream in which wishes are fulfilled, compensating for the realities of daily life. Illustrated by three cases. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)