Interaction of life quality with alexithymia, temperament and character in male alcohol‐dependent inpatients

Evren, Cüneyt; Dalbudak, Ercan; Çetin, Rabia; Evren, Bilge

doi:10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00135.x

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“…Although similar research involving the relationship of QOL with personality temperament and character dimensions is rather scarce, these findings are reasonably comparable with a recent study by Evren et al, 17 as they investigated the relationship of life quality with alexithymia, temperament, and character dimensions of personality in alcohol-dependent patients. They found that alexithymia, novelty seeking, and harm avoidance were negatively correlated with QOL scores, whereas reward dependence, self directedness, and cooperativeness were positively correlated with QOL scores.…”

Section: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatmentsupporting

confidence: 88%

Quality of Life and Personality Dimensions in Egyptian Substance Dependence Patients

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Okasha

et al. 2012

Addictive Disorders &Amp; Their Treatment

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Objectives:This study was designed to assess the quality of life in a group of Egyptian substance dependence patients by comparing it with World Health Organization (WHO) standards and to assess the correlation between their quality of life and personality dimensions. Methods:A total of 54 patients with substance dependence (after detoxification) were diagnosed by the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV over a period of 6 months at the Okasha Institute of Psychiatry in Ain Shams University and at the Psychiatric Health Resort in Cairo. Their quality of life and personality profiles were assessed using the WHO Quality of Life-100 instrument and Temperament and Character Inventory. Results:Substance dependence patients had a significantly worse overall quality of life than the WHO standards. This deterioration was evident in physical, psychological, level of independence, social, and spiritual domains of the WHO Quality of Life-100 instrument. Overall quality of life had a significant negative correlation with novelty seeking, whereas it had a significant positive correlation with self directedness. Conclusions:All treatment programs should pay more attention to improve defective aspects and overall quality of life in substance dependence patients. Higher novelty seeking and lower self directedness were linked to poorer overall quality of life in those patients. This finding reflects the importance of addressing these personality dimensions in the treatment plan of such patients.

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Section: Addictive Disorders and Their Treatmentsupporting

confidence: 88%

Quality of Life and Personality Dimensions in Egyptian Substance Dependence Patients

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Okasha

et al. 2012

Addictive Disorders &Amp; Their Treatment

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“…Researches suggest that NS represents a vulnerability factor for substance abuse in general [33,34], a risk factor for dropping out of treatment [35], associated with craving scores [36–39] and a predictor of relapse in detoxified male alcohol dependents [40]. A recent study revealed that NS might also be related with impairments in mental component of life quality among this population [41]. Furthermore, NS predicts early‐onset alcohol abuse [42] and is associated with the amount of drinking and severity of dependence [43,44].…”

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Relationship of relapse with impulsivity, novelty seeking and craving in male alcohol‐dependent inpatients

Evren

Durkaya

Evren

et al. 2011

Drug and Alcohol Review

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Both impulsivity and NS seem to be related with craving and relapse. Particularly, NS3 may be related with relapse both directly and indirectly via craving, whereas NPI may be related with relapse only indirectly via craving. Thus severity of craving may be a final pathway to relapse in these relationships of NS3 and NPI with relapse. These findings suggest that impulsivity, NS and craving are important variables to predict outcome and also for the treatment plan.

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“…Researches suggest that NS represents a vulnerability factor for substance abuse in general (6,7), risk factor for dropping out of treatment (8), associated with craving scores (9-12) and a predictor of relapse in detoxified male alcohol dependents (13). A recent study revealed that NS temperament, which is directly related with occurrence, maintenance and relapse of alcohol dependence, might also be related with impairments in mental aspect of life quality (but not physical aspect of life quality) among this population, whereas for other populations, such as schizophrenia patients, this dimension might have a protective role for mental life quality (14).…”

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“…4-6 weeks after the last day of alcohol use. In this first interview, patients were evaluated with 7 dimension of Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and studies concerning these data were published previously (14,20).…”

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Novelty seeking among relapsed and non-relapsed male alcohol dependents during 12 month follow-up

Evren¹,

Köse²,

Çetin³

et al. 2010

Dusunen Adam

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ÖZET 12 Aylık takipte depreşen ve depreşmeyen erkek alkol bağımlılarında yenilik arayışı Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, yatarak tedavi gören alkol bağımlılarında 12 aylık takipte yenilik arayışı (YA) kişilik boyutunu ve onun alt ölçeklerini karşılaştırmaktır. Yöntem: Çalışmaya katılanlar, hastaneye ardışık yatışı yapılan ve 12 ayın sonunda 2. görüşmeleri yapılabilen 102 erkek alkol bağımlısı hastaydı. Hastalar, mizaç ve karakter envanterinin YA boyutu ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Yatarak tedavi gören alkol bağımlısı hastaların %61.8'i (n=63) depreşmiş olarak değerlendirildi. Sosyodemografik değişkenler depreşen ve remisyondaki gruplar arasında fark göstermedi. İlk değerlendirmede YA ve alt boyutların ortalamaları gruplar arasında fark göstermezken, 12 ayın sonundaki değerlendirmede bu ortalamalar, depreşen grupta, remisyondaki gruba göre yüksekti (Keşfetmekten heyecan duyma-YA1-alt ölçeği dışında). Remisyondaki grupta YA ve alt ölçeklerinin ortalamaları (YA1 alt ölçeği dışında) 12 ayın sonunda azalırken, depreşen grupta dürtüsellik alt ölçeği (YA2) ve YA takip süresinde yükselmiştir. Sonuç: Erkek alkol bağımlılarında genetik olarak belirlendiği bildirilen mizaç boyutu YA ve alt ölçekleri ayıklık ile azalırken alkol kullanımının depreşmesiyle yükselmektedir. Buna tek istisna alkol bağımlılığının oluşumuyla ilişkili temel YA özelliği YA1 olabilecek iken, diğer 3 alt ölçeğin, özellikle de YA2'nin alkol kullanım bozuklukları ile iki yönlü nedensel ilişkisi olabilir.

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Interaction of life quality with alexithymia, temperament and character in male alcohol‐dependent inpatients

Abstract: Among alcohol-dependent men, DIF factor of alexithymia and personality dimensions, particularly HA and NS are associated with impairment of QoL. Direction of this relationship and factors that may mediate this relationship is unclear.

Cited by 12 publications

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Quality of Life and Personality Dimensions in Egyptian Substance Dependence Patients

Quality of Life and Personality Dimensions in Egyptian Substance Dependence Patients

Relationship of relapse with impulsivity, novelty seeking and craving in male alcohol‐dependent inpatients

Novelty seeking among relapsed and non-relapsed male alcohol dependents during 12 month follow-up

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