[Sense of coherence in patients of a psychiatric adolescent unit].

The sense of coherence of 72 hospitalized adolescent patients assessed by SOC 29 was significantly lower then SOC of their siblings, mothers and fathers. SOC did not differentiate sensitivity subscale, which was significantly lower in a group of neurotic, then psychotic and eating disorders patients. SOC did not correlate with the number of hospitalizations. The sense of coherence of mothers of adolescent patients was not significantly different from SOC of mothers of healthy children, but SOC of patients' fathers was higher (approaching statistical, significance) then SOC of fathers of healthy children.