[Some notes on psychopathological origins of maladjustment of young conscripts in national service: a methodological contribution in the diagnosis of personality disorders].
The authors analyse the phenomenon of maladjustment of young conscripts during national service and give a substantial methodological contribution to personality disorders diagnostic field. Working hypothesis is that personality disorders, suspected on the basis of anomalies of behaviour and of social interaction, defined through an appropriate clinical and phenomenological examination, may be confirmed and specified making use of personality tests. The authors examine 2 groups of young male subjects, both composed of 15 members, easily comparable and homogeneous with reference to sex, age, provenance, social class, standard of education, equally exposed to the same exacting or stressing social situation (national service). Research work is composed of 2 phases: 1. Out-patient observation (in the Psychiatric Clinic of Bari University), joined to exact diagnosis and to separation of the 15 maladjusted subjects of I group afflicted with structured personality disorders, from the 15 members of II group, considered sane. 2. Administration of personality tests--projective test ORT and autodescriptive test MMPI--to the components of both groups. The results of psychodiagnostic investigation confirm clinical diagnosis of personality disorders in the members of I group. It is easily comprehensible that psychodiagnostic personality tests may be largely used to realize effective work of specific primary prevention.
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USL Regione Puglia, Dipartimento di Salute Mentale Ospedale Militare di Bari.
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D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012917:Social Adjustment
Le basi psicopatologiche del disadattamento giovanile nel servizio di leva: un contributo metodologico nella diagnosi dei disturbi di personalità.