This is a study on the types of family systems through questionnaire about the FACES Ⅲ, in 53 patients with somatization disorder and in 53 patient with medical and surgical service for the control at the Seoul & Sechun Hospital from March to July 31, 1990.
The results were as follows:
1. In the levels related to cohesion and adaptability, those of the control families were adequate(seperated & connected, flexible & structured) but those of somatization families were enmeshed or disengaged cohesion type.
2. Types of family systems for the control group showed that balanced types were statistically more significant than extreme types, but vice versa for the somatization group.
