Files and links (2)
Accepted VersionCC BY-NC-ND V4.0, Open Access
Journal article
Alexithymia and alcohol use disorders: A critical review
Addictive Behaviors, Vol.34(3), pp.237-245
2009
PMID: 19010601
Abstract
All human beings experience emotion. However a number of individuals have difficulties recognising, processing and regulating their emotions. This set of emotional “deficits’ is classified as alexithymia. The prevalence rate of alexithymia in alcohol use disorders is between 45 and 67%. The objective of this paper is to review the published research on alexithymia and alcohol use, assess the methodological quality of this evidence, and draw the findings together to present a critical update on the relationship between alexithymia and alcohol use disorders. Yet, few research studies have comprehensively investigated alexithymia in alcohol use disorders, and a number of key issues still remain to be addressed in exploring the veracity of the link between alexithymia and alcohol use. For example, limited evidence exists regarding the association between alexithymia, alcohol consumption and severity of alcohol dependence. Furthermore, there is no current knowledge about the predictive utility of alexithymia in relation to more well researched and established psychological drinking constructs. Although alexithymia is often considered a risk factor for the development of alcohol use disorders, there is little evidence to support this notion. Given that alexithymia may have the potential to interfere with treatment outcomes, a better understanding of the role of alexithymia in alcohol use is needed.
Details
- Title
- Alexithymia and alcohol use disorders: A critical review
- Authors
- Fred Arne Thorberg (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyRoss Young (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKaren A Sullivan (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMichael Lyvers (Author) - Bond University
- Publication details
- Addictive Behaviors, Vol.34(3), pp.237-245
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Date published
- 2009
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.10.016
- ISSN
- 1873-6327; 0306-4603
- PMID
- 19010601
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2009. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99551006502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
Metrics
257 File views/ downloads
34 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web Of Science research areas
- Psychology, Clinical
- Substance Abuse
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites