Decoding of Emotional Components in Complex Communicative Situations (Irony) and Its Relation to Empathic Abilities in Male Chronic Alcoholics: An Issue for Treatment

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 339-347

  Amenta, Simona ^a   Noël, Xavier ^b   Verbanck, Paul ^b   Campanella, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Emotions; Empathy; Irony; Social Interactions; Social Skills

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPATHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOGNITION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STORYTELLING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLICS; ALCOHOLISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84873262318     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01909.x     Document Type: Article

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