title: The Relationships between Early Trauma, Dissociation, and Alexithymia in Alcohol Addiction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Addiction is often considered a dissociative behavior that is related to alexithymia and developmental trauma. The study aims were to explore the relationships between early trauma, alexithymia, and dissociation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 117 (males=60; females=57) alcohol-addicted individuals and 117 healthy individuals (males=60; females=57) were administered a series of self-report questionnaires that assess traumatic experiences, alexithymia, and pathological dissociation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Correlation analyses indicated significant correlations between alexithymia, dissociation, and trauma and a significant difference between the target and control groups, with higher alexithymia and dissociation scores in the target group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings suggest that trauma, alexithymia, and dissociation are predictors of alcohol addiction.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Enna Kore, Enna, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Craparo
authors.affiliation: PSSRU Unit Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Vittoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ardino
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gori
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Caretti
keywords: Alcohol addiction; Alexithymia; Dissociation; Early trauma
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