Does alexithymia in male alcoholics constitute a negative factor for maintaining abstinence?

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 63, Issue 3-4, 1995, Pages 169-173

  Ziółkowski, Martin ^a   Gruss, Tomasz ^a   Rybakowski, Janusz K ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Alcohol dependence; Alexithymia; Personality; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ALCOHOLISM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029032118     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000288955     Document Type: Article

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