Alexithymia in relation to alcohol expectancies in alcohol-dependent outpatients

Fred Arne Thorberg; Ross Mc D Young; Michael Lyvers; Karen A. Sullivan; Penelope Hasking; Edythe D. London; Reidar Tyssen; Jason P. Connor; Gerald F X Feeney

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.016

Alexithymia in relation to alcohol expectancies in alcohol-dependent outpatients

Fred Arne Thorberg^*
, Ross Mc D Young
, Michael Lyvers
, Karen A. Sullivan
, Penelope Hasking
, Edythe D. London
, Reidar Tyssen
, Jason P. Connor
, Gerald F X Feeney

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Alexithymia and alcohol outcome expectancies were investigated in 355 alcohol-dependent treatment seekers. Patients with alexithymia gave stronger self-report ratings of expectancies of affective change related to beliefs that alcohol leads to negative mood states and assertion, that alcohol enhances social skills, compared to those without alexithymia. The findings suggest that alcohol-dependent outpatients with alexithymia may drink to experience intensified negative emotions and improved social functioning.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	186-188
Number of pages	3
Journal	Psychiatry Research
Volume	236
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.016
Publication status	Published - 28 Feb 2016

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