Alexithymia and alcohol: The roles of punishment sensitivity and drinking motives

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 348-357

  Lyvers, Michael ^a   Hasking, Penelope ^b   Albrecht, Bonnie ^a   Thorberg, Fred Arne ^c  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Alexithymia; Anxiety; Drinking motives

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862977838     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2011.636494     Document Type: Article

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