The level of alexithymia in alcohol-dependent patients does not influence outcomes after inpatient treatment

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 299-304

  De Haan, Hein A ^a,b   Schellekens, Arnt F A ^b,c   Van Der Palen, Job ^d,e   Verkes, Robbert Jan ^f   Buitelaar, Jan K ^c   De Jong, Cor A J ^b  

^a Tactus Addiction Treatment   (Netherlands)

^b Nijmegen Institute for Scientist Practitioners in Addiction   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^e MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^f Pompe Center for Forensic Psychiatry   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

addiction severity; alcohol dependence; alexithymia; substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ALEXITHYMIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; EDUCATION; EUROPEAN ADDICTION SEVERITY INDEX; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE 20; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ALCOHOLISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; TEMPERANCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862203707     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2012.668597     Document Type: Article

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