A study and comparison of Alexithymia among patients with substance use disorder and normal people

被引:16
作者
Hamidi, Shabnam [1 ]
Rostami, Reza [1 ]
Farhoodi, Farzad [1 ]
Abdolmanafi, Atefeh [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tehran, Dept Psychol, Tehran, Iran
来源
WCPCG 2010 | 2010年 / 5卷
关键词
Alexithymia; Substance use disorder; emotions; affect; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; SCALE; DEPENDENCE; VALIDITY; PREVALENCE; ANXIETY; WOMEN; MEN;
D O I
10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.289
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The present study aimed at the comparison of the prevalence of Alexithymia among patients with substance use disorder and normal people. To achieve the goal, 85 patients were selected among clients referring to addiction treatment centers in Tehran city, and 85 normal subjects were selected using at-hand sampling. Data from the subjects were collected using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS). Data were analyzed using T-test: Results indicated there existed a significant difference between patients with substance use disorder and normal people in terms of their total scores in alexithymia: patients with substance use disorder reported more problems and symptoms compared to normal people. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1367 / 1370
页数:4
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