The perception of problem drinkers by general hospital staff, general practitioners and alcoholic patients.

abstract

• A sample of 275 subjects (general hospital staff, general practitioners and alcoholic patients) was investigated regarding their perception of problem-drinkers. A set of semantic differential scales was used, and subjects were asked to evaluate the concepts of "problem drinker," "self" and "ideal self." Psychological distance was measured in terms of bipolar personality constructs between each of the above concepts. Significant differences were found between the groups in terms of concept evaluation and psychological distance. The implications of these findings for both research and treatment are discussed.

authors

• Gorman, Dennis

published proceedings

• Alcohol

author list (cited authors)

• Potamianos, G., Winter, D., Duffy, S. W., Gorman, D. M., & Peters, T. J.

citation count

• 17

complete list of authors

• Potamianos, G||Winter, D||Duffy, SW||Gorman, DM||Peters, TJ

publication date

• January 1985

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• ALCOHOL  Journal

keywords

• Alcoholism
• Attitude Of Health Personnel
• Family Practice
• Hospitals, General
• Humans
• Medical Staff, Hospital
• Nursing Staff, Hospital
• Self Concept
• Semantic Differential

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0741-8329(85)90081-3

start page

• 563

end page

• 566

volume

• 2

issue

• 4

URL

• https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0021930518&partnerID=40&md5=280d534fd137b0a3c8085b1a09695c04