Alex D Pokorny
Biographic Data
| ID | 221042 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex D Pokorny |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex D |
| FAMILY NAME | Pokorny |
| SIGNATURE | POKORNY A D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baylor College of Medicine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Can Death be Postponed?—The Death-Dip Phenomenon in Psychiatric Patients
The authors explored the “death-dip phenomenon,” the previously-reported decrease in deaths occurring before significant dates, with a cohort of 4800 psychiatric patients. The dates of death were compared with each individual's birthday, with Christmas, and with New Year's Day. These comparisons were done for the total group of deaths and separately for suicide, homicide, accidental deaths, deaths from circulatory diseases, and deaths from all ot…
Borderline Personality Traits in Psychiatric Inpatients
While some believe the borderline personality disorder cuts across a variety of diagnoses, others feel it is a discrete clinical entity. The present study was designed to assess retrospectively the degree of borderline psychopathology in a group of 4800 psychiatric inpatients with a variety of primary diagnoses (i.e., major affective disorder, dementia, etc.) and to measure the relationship of schizophrenia and depression scales with borderline t…
Psychosocial antecedents of unwed motherhood among indigent adolescents
Self-derogation and suicide—II
Self-derogation and suicide—I
Screening Tests and Self-Identification in the Detection of Alcoholism
Howard B. Kaplan, Alex D. Pokorny, Tom Kanas, Gary Lively, Screening Tests and Self-Identification in the Detection of Alcoholism, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Mar., 1974), pp. 51-56
Effectiveness of Extended Aftercare in the Treatment of Alcoholism
A 60-day hospitalization program followed by outpatient group therapy produced the same rate of improvement in alcoholics as 90 days of hospitalization without aftercare
The Brief Mast
The authors report an abbreviated version of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST). They hypothesized, on the basis of previously published data, that scores based on ten of the questions of the MAST would be as effective in discriminating between alcoholics and nonalcoholics as scores based on all 25 questions. The responses of 60 alcoholic and 62 nonalcoholic psychiatric patients supported their hypothesis.
Sex-related correlates of adult self-derogation
Dimensions of Alcoholism
Responses of alcoholics to a variety of scales were analyzed to identify dimensions of alcoholism. The major factor that emerged was loss of control over drinking. A successfully treated group had higher scores on a marital-emotional disruption factor than a therapeutic failure group
Self-Derogation and Childhood Broken Home
Findings are reported regarding the relationship between the level of self-derogation of adult subjects and the prior experience of a broken home during childhood. Data were collected by survey research methods from a sample (N=500) of the adult population of Harris County (including the city of Houston), Texas. The data were analyzed to determine the particular characteristics of the broken home situation (those relating to resultant living arra…
Biased Sampling in Alcoholism Treatment Research
Self-Derogation and Psychosocial Adjustment
The present investigation sought to verify hypotheses relating to the relationship between self-derogation and selected indices of psychosocial adjustment derived from theoretical statements, clinical observations, and empirical studies (of narrowly defined populations) in the general area of self-attitudes. It was hypothesized that self-derogatory attitudes would be related to reports of psychophysiological manifestations of anxiety, depressive …
Response to Treatment of Alcoholism; a Follow-Up Study
Feedback from our readers
Factor Analysis of Psychiatric Symptoms
Varimax factor analysis of 20 symptoms obtained at admission ratings of a consecutive sample of 201 chronic alcoholic patients in a Veterans Administration Hospital Treatment Program yielded 6 factors (eigenvalue ≥ 1): Depression-Anxiety, Uncooperative, Disorganized Thinking, Memory Deficit, Disoriented, and Unmotivated. Four of these same factors have been reported in a five-factor solution of these same 20 rating-scale variables on a large samp…
Self-derogation and suicide—II
Self-Derogation and Childhood Broken Home
Findings are reported regarding the relationship between the level of self-derogation of adult subjects and the prior experience of a broken home during childhood. Data were collected by survey research methods from a sample (N=500) of the adult population of Harris County (including the city of Houston), Texas. The data were analyzed to determine the particular characteristics of the broken home situation (those relating to resultant living arra…
Self-derogation and suicide—I
Sex-related correlates of adult self-derogation
Psychosocial antecedents of unwed motherhood among indigent adolescents
Factor Analysis of Psychiatric Symptoms
Varimax factor analysis of 20 symptoms obtained at admission ratings of a consecutive sample of 201 chronic alcoholic patients in a Veterans Administration Hospital Treatment Program yielded 6 factors (eigenvalue ≥ 1): Depression-Anxiety, Uncooperative, Disorganized Thinking, Memory Deficit, Disoriented, and Unmotivated. Four of these same factors have been reported in a five-factor solution of these same 20 rating-scale variables on a large samp…
Response to Treatment of Alcoholism; a Follow-Up Study
Feedback from our readers
Self-Derogation and Psychosocial Adjustment
The present investigation sought to verify hypotheses relating to the relationship between self-derogation and selected indices of psychosocial adjustment derived from theoretical statements, clinical observations, and empirical studies (of narrowly defined populations) in the general area of self-attitudes. It was hypothesized that self-derogatory attitudes would be related to reports of psychophysiological manifestations of anxiety, depressive …
Biased Sampling in Alcoholism Treatment Research
Dimensions of Alcoholism
Responses of alcoholics to a variety of scales were analyzed to identify dimensions of alcoholism. The major factor that emerged was loss of control over drinking. A successfully treated group had higher scores on a marital-emotional disruption factor than a therapeutic failure group
Self-Derogation and Childhood Broken Home
Findings are reported regarding the relationship between the level of self-derogation of adult subjects and the prior experience of a broken home during childhood. Data were collected by survey research methods from a sample (N=500) of the adult population of Harris County (including the city of Houston), Texas. The data were analyzed to determine the particular characteristics of the broken home situation (those relating to resultant living arra…
The Brief Mast
The authors report an abbreviated version of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST). They hypothesized, on the basis of previously published data, that scores based on ten of the questions of the MAST would be as effective in discriminating between alcoholics and nonalcoholics as scores based on all 25 questions. The responses of 60 alcoholic and 62 nonalcoholic psychiatric patients supported their hypothesis.
Sex-related correlates of adult self-derogation
Effectiveness of Extended Aftercare in the Treatment of Alcoholism
A 60-day hospitalization program followed by outpatient group therapy produced the same rate of improvement in alcoholics as 90 days of hospitalization without aftercare
Screening Tests and Self-Identification in the Detection of Alcoholism
Howard B. Kaplan, Alex D. Pokorny, Tom Kanas, Gary Lively, Screening Tests and Self-Identification in the Detection of Alcoholism, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Mar., 1974), pp. 51-56
Self-derogation and suicide—II
Self-derogation and suicide—I
Psychosocial antecedents of unwed motherhood among indigent adolescents
Borderline Personality Traits in Psychiatric Inpatients
While some believe the borderline personality disorder cuts across a variety of diagnoses, others feel it is a discrete clinical entity. The present study was designed to assess retrospectively the degree of borderline psychopathology in a group of 4800 psychiatric inpatients with a variety of primary diagnoses (i.e., major affective disorder, dementia, etc.) and to measure the relationship of schizophrenia and depression scales with borderline t…
Can Death be Postponed?—The Death-Dip Phenomenon in Psychiatric Patients
The authors explored the “death-dip phenomenon,” the previously-reported decrease in deaths occurring before significant dates, with a cohort of 4800 psychiatric patients. The dates of death were compared with each individual's birthday, with Christmas, and with New Year's Day. These comparisons were done for the total group of deaths and separately for suicide, homicide, accidental deaths, deaths from circulatory diseases, and deaths from all ot…
Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (12 works) · Psychiatry (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Medical emergency (6 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 works) · Derogation (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Injury prevention (4 works)