Ph.D. Student, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore-350 029.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1984 Oct;26(4):386-9.
Twenty seven male alcoholics were prospectively studied to find out the characteristics of those who drop out soon after discharge from the hospital. Seven persons, failed to make a single visit over a six-month period, and were termed 'dropouts'.On admission, after detoxification, all 27 patients were individually administered, the following tests:(1) Bhatia's Performance Test of Intelligence(2) Multiphasic Questionnaire(3) Internal-External Locus of Control Scale and(4) 16 P. F. Questionnaire (Form C).Dropouts did not differ from the completers on any of the socio-demographic or clinical variables. Two personality characteristics significantly differentiated the dropouts from the completers.
27 名男性酗酒者被前瞻性研究,以找出那些在出院后不久就退出治疗的人的特征。7 人在 6 个月内未能进行一次随访,被称为“退出者”。在入院后,戒酒后,对 27 名患者分别进行了以下测试:(1) Bhatia 智力表现测试;(2) 多相问卷;(3) 内外向性控制量表;(4) 16 PF 问卷(C 型)。退出者在任何社会人口统计学或临床变量上与完成者没有区别。两个人格特征显著地区分了退出者和完成者。