Alexithymia in relation to parental alcoholism, everyday frontal lobe functioning and alcohol consumption in a non-clinical sample

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-210

  Lyvers, Michael ^a   Onuoha, Roy ^a   Thorberg, Fred Arne ^b,c   Samios, Christina ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alexithymia; Frontal lobe

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST; ALCOHOLISM; ALEXITHYMIA; APATHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS SCREENING TEST; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; FRONTAL LOBE DYSFUNCTION; FRONTAL LOBE FUNCTIONING; FRONTAL SYSTEMS BEHAVIOR SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL ALCOHOLISM; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; RATING SCALE; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82755170554     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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