title: Alexithymia in relation to alcohol expectancies in alcohol-dependent outpatients.
abstract: Alexithymia and alcohol outcome expectancies were investigated in 355 alcohol-dependent treatment seekers. Patients with alexithymia gave stronger self-report ratings of expectancies of affective change related to beliefs that alcohol leads to negative mood states and assertion, that alcohol enhances social skills, compared to those without alexithymia. The findings suggest that alcohol-dependent outpatients with alexithymia may drink to experience intensified negative emotions and improved social functioning.
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Dual Diagnosis, Innlandet Hospital Trust, PO Box 104, 2381 Brumunddal, Norway; Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; School of Psychology and Counseling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; School of Psychology, Bond University, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia. Electronic address: f.a.thorberg@medisin.uio.no.
authors.forename: Fred Arne
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Thorberg
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
authors.forename: Ross McD
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Bond University, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lyvers
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Counseling, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Penelope
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hasking
authors.affiliation: Semel Institute of Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Edythe D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: London
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Reidar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tyssen
authors.affiliation: Alcohol & Drug Assessment Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, Faculty of Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
authors.forename: Jason P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.affiliation: Alcohol & Drug Assessment Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research, Faculty of Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
authors.forename: Gerald F X
authors.initials: GFX
authors.lastname: Feeney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients / Q000523:psychology; D057566:Self Report; D012919:Social Behavior
keywords: Alcohol dependence; Alcohol expectancies; Alexithymia