[Use of computers in clinical psychiatry. Statistical study of a population of treated alcoholics]

According to their own standardized Patient Data Inventory, the authors proceed to a statistical comparative evaluation of 55 males neurotic or psychosomatic hospitalized alcholics and of two control groups of non-alcoholic neurotic or psychosomatic male patients: 252 ambulatory and 72 hospitalized. The authors find significant differences between alcoholics and non-alcoholics, especially: 1 no.) heavier family history (psychoses, dysgenetic disorders), greater incidence of psychosomatic disorders in the previous history, more distrubed parental relations in childhood (maternal overprotection and lack of paternal authority); 2 no.) from the patient viewpoint: a louder expression of somatic and functionnal complaints; 3 no.) from the therapist viewpoint, less emotionality, weaker expression of aggressiveness (either overt or latent).