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Episcript Transmission in Families of Alcohol-Dependent Men

Models and Clinical Observations

Pages 13-25
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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The transfer of episcripts in the families of alcohol-dependent men and the relationship of this process to the family’s self-destructive behavior is described. The evolution of spousal relationships in these marriages is considered from the perspective of the transmission of self-destructiveness and changes in the course of alcohol dependence. The authors identify clinical types of the episcript model of family relationships, including single-level (husband ↔ wife) and multilevel (husband ↔ wife ↔ son) episcript transmission. The theoretical and therapeutic implications of the episcript transmission of self-destructiveness for the psychotherapeutic treatment of dependent and codependent conditions are discussed.

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Olga D. Tuchina

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Dmitri I. Shustov, MD, PhD, Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy), is a professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at I. P. Pavlov’s Ryazan State Medical University (named after I. P. Pavlov). Dmitri runs a transactional analysis training program in Moscow and has a private practice in Ryazan and Moscow. His professional interests are focused on the treatment of substance use disorders and self-destructive behavior. He can be reached at 26a Grazhdanskaya Str., Ryazan-390027, Russia; email: .
Alexei V. Merinov, MD, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Ryazan State Medical University and has a private practice in Ryazan. His professional interests include treatment of substance use disorders and self-destructive behavior. Alexei can be reached at Apt. 481, 65 Oktyabrskaya Str., Ryazan-390039, Russia; email: .
Olga D. Tuchina is a psychologist and university teacher in the Department of Medical and Social Rehabilitation for Substance Use Disorders at the People’s Friendship University of Russia. She also works in private practice in Moscow. Olga can be reached at Apt. 679, 13 Marshala Golovanova Str., Moscow-109144, Russia; email: .