Alexithymia in male alcoholics: study in a Turkish sample

Uzun, Özcan

doi:10.1016/s0010-440x(03)00009-9

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“…10,12 The present findings also replicated results of Uzun et al in a larger sample of Turkish alcoholic subjects. 12 A high alexithymia rate suggests a strong connection between alexithymia and alcoholism. Studies have shown that alexithymia predicted poor outcome in alcoholic inpatients.…”

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“…3,[5][6][7][8][9] The prevalence rate was not different in Turkish alcohol-dependent men (48-56%). [10][11][12] Studies on this issue suggested that alexithymic features may negatively affect the long-term alcoholism treatment outcomes and that they may also predict alcohol use. 13,14 In recent years, several researchers have emphasized the need for linking personality constructs with neurobiological processes that might underlie individual differences in personality.…”

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Alexithymia and temperament and character model of personality in alcohol‐dependent Turkish men

Evren

Köse

Sayar

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Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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Aims: Alexithymia, a personality trait characterized as having problems identifying, describing, and working with one's own feelings, often marked by a lack of understanding of the feelings of others, is only partly described within the context of personality. The aim of the present study was therefore to study the prevalence of alexithymia among male alcoholdependent inpatients and investigate the relationship between alexithymia and the dimensions of Cloninger's psychobiological model of personality. Methods: The Turkish version of the TorontoAlexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and the Turkish version of the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) were administered to 111 male alcohol-dependent inpatients.Results: TAS-20 scores correlated positively with harm avoidance and self-transcendence and negatively with self-directedness and cooperativeness. Regression analysis identified high harm avoidance and self-transcendence and low self-directedness as independent predictors of alexithymia. Also harm avoidance and self-transcendence predicted alexithymia in a logistic regression model. Conclusions: Alexithymia can be explained by specific dimensions within Cloninger's psychobiological model of personality in alcohol-dependent Turkish men.Key words: alexithymia, character, personality, temperament.A LEXITHYMIA IS AN emotional processing disturbance clinically manifested by difficulties in identifying and verbalizing feelings, in elaborating fantasies, and by a tendency to focus on and amplify the somatic sensations accompanying emotional arousal. Alexithymia is thought to be a stable personality trait and a predisposing risk factor for a variety of psychiatric disorders. Salient features of alexithymia are the inability to distinguish one's feelings from the accompanying bodily sensations, the inability to communicate feelings to others, and an externally oriented cognitive style reflecting an absence of inner thoughts and fantasies. These three lower-order concepts reflect separate, yet empirically related facets of the alexithymia construct.

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Alexithymia and temperament and character model of personality in alcohol‐dependent Turkish men

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Köse

Sayar

et al. 2008

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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“…Literatür incelendiğinde, psikoaktif madde (Taylor ve ark. 1990, Uzun ve ark. 2003, Thorberg ve ark.…”

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Alexithymia and Pathological Gambling: The Mediating Role of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation

Elmas¹,

Cesur

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2016

Turkish Journal of Psychiatry

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“…Those with combined alexithymia and alcohol dependence report stronger craving, earlier onset of drinking, lower mental and physical quality of life and higher suicidal ideation as well as insecure attachment compared to those without alexithymia (Uzun et al, 2003;Sakuraba et al, 2005;Evren et al, 2010;Thorberg et al, 2011ab). Given that alexithymia may have the potential to interfere with treatment outcomes (Thorberg et al, 2009), it is essential to clarify the relationship between alexithymia and key factors associated with problematic drinking.…”

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Alexithymia in relation to alcohol expectancies in alcohol-dependent outpatients

Thorberg

Young

Lyvers

et al. 2016

Psychiatry Research

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in relation to alcohol expectancies in alcohol-dependent outpatients, Psychiatry Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016Research, http://dx.doi.org/10. /j.psychres.2016 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.

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Alexithymia in male alcoholics: study in a Turkish sample

Cited by 72 publications

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Alexithymia and temperament and character model of personality in alcohol‐dependent Turkish men

Alexithymia and temperament and character model of personality in alcohol‐dependent Turkish men

Alexithymia and Pathological Gambling: The Mediating Role of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation

Alexithymia in relation to alcohol expectancies in alcohol-dependent outpatients

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