[Interpretation of pair diagnosis with the Giessen test. An algorithm and a computer program to determine types]. / Zur Interpretation der Paardiagnostik mit dem Giessen-Test. Ein Algorithmus samt Auswertungsprogramm für die Bestimmung des Typus.

An algorithm is given in order to quantify the similarity of a couple's test profile in the Giessen-Test as concerns that 16 typical test profiles discovered by Brähler and Brähler (1993). The German Giessen-Test is a personality-inventory based on psychoanalysis. The Euklidian distance was chosen as a measuring unit. The identification of that typical test profile to which any couple belongs succeeds very easily, a task which is otherwise only possible with difficulty. However, any allocation is merely for reasons of description, not based on statistical decisions. As a special service, the respective computer programme is placed at everyone's disposal.

[The "Adaptive Intelligence Diagnostic Test" in clinical practice: 3 case examples]. / Das "Adaptive Intelligenz Diagnostikum" (AID) in der klinischen Praxis: drei Fallbeispiele.

After the main advantages of the new German intelligence test-battery "Adaptive Intelligence Diagnosticum" (AID) are stated, this paper gives several case-studies in order to illustrate AID's support to clinical psychology. The case-studies are all quoted from a Child-Guidance-like institution. They allow inferences which might not be likely to be gained by some other tests. Besides, they serve for pursuing practical handling, computation, and interpretation of the AID.

[Intensive medicine--and what follows? Psychosocial follow-up study of former intensive care patients]. / Die Intensivmedizin--und was ist danach? Psychosoziale Nachuntersuchung ehemaliger Intensivpatienten.

Intensive care medicine enables the organic survival of many seriously ill patients; however, long continuing of disease and trauma itself and the addition of life supporting therapy can remain and make social readjustment difficult. In order to obtain data on the outcome of former intensive care patients we re-examined all patients for three consecutive years who had been discharged from a multidisciplinary ICU. The patients and relatives were interviewed to elucidate changes in personality, behaviour and handicaps. These data were tested on the basis of several hypotheses. 182 patients were tested. The death rate varied for the three different years between 27% up to 37% per reexamined year. 22%-32% of the former patients reported being seriously, 69%-78% reported being moderately disabled. The suicidal tendency is equal to the standard population, although dying and death become a central theme (39%). Due to the drug consumption the health status got worse in 35% of the former patients. Despite severe psychological and physical handicaps 97% were convinced of the necessity of an ICU.