Personality characteristics of women with alcohol addiction: A Rorschach study of women in an early treatment programme

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-54

  Bergman, Inger ^a,c   Haver, Brit ^a   Bergman, Hans ^a   Dahlgren, Lena ^a   Nielsen, Geir H ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Early treatment; Rorschach; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; RORSCHACH TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032016026     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00055     Document Type: Article

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