TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Defense mechanisms in alcoholics attending outpatient treatment. Results from the MCT-test (Meta-Contrast Technique)
JO  - Scandinavian journal of psychology
A1  - Ojehagen, A.
A1  - Smith, G. J.
SP  - 282
EP  - 288
VL  - 34
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-5564
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -