Journal article
The Influence of Alexithymia on Alcohol Craving, Health-Related Quality of Life and Gender in Alcohol-Dependent Outpatients
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Vol.52(4), pp.366-376
2020
PMID: 32429771
Abstract
Alexithymia is a vulnerability factor for physical and mental illness that can significantly influence the daily function of alcohol-dependent patients. The aim of this study was to examine the indirect effect of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors involving alcohol craving on the relationship between alexithymia, quality of life (QoL) of psychological well-being and health status. Three hundred and eighty-one outpatients (263 males and 118 females) in treatment for alcohol dependence completed self-report measures of alexithymia, alcohol craving, GHQ-28 (QoL-psychological well-being) and SF-36 (QoL-health status). Males scored significantly higher than females on aspects of alexithymia, and females reported significantly higher levels of alcohol craving. Path analysis showed an indirect effect of alcohol craving on the relationship between alexithymia, QoL-psychological well-being and self-reported QoL-health status for males only. The current study provides important new information about impaired self-reported health status and well-being among male alcohol-dependent treatment seekers with alexithymia.
Details
- Title
- The Influence of Alexithymia on Alcohol Craving, Health-Related Quality of Life and Gender in Alcohol-Dependent Outpatients
- Authors
- Fred Arne Thorberg (Author) - Bond UniversityPenelope Hasking (Author) - Curtin UniversityYa-Ling Huang (Author) - Gold Coast HospitalMichael Lyvers (Author) - Bond UniversityRoss Young (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJason P Connor (Author) - Princess Alexandra HospitalEdythe D London (Author) - University of California Los AngelesGerald F. X Feeney (Author) - Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Publication details
- Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Vol.52(4), pp.366-376
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/02791072.2020.1762022
- ISSN
- 2159-9777
- PMID
- 32429771
- Organisation Unit
- Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99550994502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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