Interaction of life quality with alexithymia, temperament and character in male alcohol-dependent inpatients

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-183

  Evren, Cuneyt ^a   Dalbudak, Ercan ^a   Durkaya, Mine ^a   Cetin, Rabia ^a   Evren, Bilge ^b  

^a Bakirkoy State Hospital for Mental Health and Neurological Disorders   (Turkey)

^b Baltalimani State Hospital for Muskuloskeletal Disorders   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Alexithymia; Character; Quality of life; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REWARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ALCOHOLISM; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REWARD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77950505054     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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