Alexithymia and temperament and character model of personality in alcohol-dependent Turkish men

Evren C., KÖSE A., Sayar K., Ozcelik B., Borckardt J. P., Elhai J. D., ...More

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, vol.62, no.4, pp.371-378, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01829.x
  • Journal Name: PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.371-378
  • Keywords: alexithymia, character, personality, temperament, PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE, 5-FACTOR MODEL, MAINTAINING ABSTINENCE, SECONDARY ALEXITHYMIA, NEGATIVE FACTOR, SCALE, DEPRESSION, VALIDATION, INPATIENTS, STABILITY
  • Marmara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aims: Alexithymia, a personality trait characterized as having problems identifying, describing, and working with one's own feelings, often marked by a lack of understanding of the feelings of others, is only partly described within the context of personality. The aim of the present study was therefore to study the prevalence of alexithymia among male alcohol-dependent inpatients and investigate the relationship between alexithymia and the dimensions of Cloninger's psychobiological model of personality.