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Alexithymia in relation to parental alcoholism, everyday frontal lobe functioning and alcohol consumption in a non-clinical sample.
Addictive behaviors - 1 Feb 2012
Lyvers Michael, Onuoha Roy, Thorberg Fred Arne, Samios Christina
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies have indicated that 45-67% of those in treatment for alcohol use disorders suffer from alexithymia, a multifaceted personality trait characterized by difficulties identifying and describing emotions and an externally oriented cognitive style. The high reported prevalence rates of alexithymia among those with alcohol dependence led to speculation that alexithymia is a personality...
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