Suicidal ideation and alexithymia in patients with alcoholism: A pilot study

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 823-830

  Sakuraba, Shigeru ^a   Kubo, Masako ^b,e,f   Komoda, Takeshi ^c,g   Yamana, Jun Ichi ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Graduate School of Health Sciences   (Japan)

^c DEUTSCHES HERZZENTRUM BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Hattori Hospital   (Japan)

^e OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^g HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Alexithymia; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EVALUATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCALE OF SUICIDAL IDEATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 20444400228     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-200030702     Document Type: Article

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