Image of Family Among Persons Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis

Abstract

A technik of the Schematic Drawing of The Family according to Minuchin á1975ñ, and Braun- -Gałkowska á1986ñ was used to the group of 44 MS patients. The self image of the MS patients, their husbands or their wifes, the relationship between them, the importance of the rest of the family members, general quality of the schematic draw, and existence of tension was examined on the basis of that technik. The drawing exhibited a tensions and disappointment beetwen particulary family members nearly in 90% of the families. It was suggested, that the bad relatioship beetwen some family members of the MS patients may have a bad influence on the course of their disease.