Self-injurious behaviour, traumatic life events and alexithymia among treatment-seeking opiate addicts: Prevalence, pattern and correlates

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-234

  Oyefeso, Adenekan ^a   Brown, Stephen ^a   Chiang, Yayganeh ^a   Clancy, Carmel ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Opiate dependence; Self injurious behaviour; Traumatic life events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53049083885     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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