Anhedonia and relapse in alcoholism.
Psychiatry Res
; 80(2): 187-96, 1998 Aug 17.
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| ID: mdl-9754698
The aim of this study was to determine the role of anhedonia among other psychopathological dimensions in the relapse of alcoholics 6 months after withdrawal. Psychometric assessments included: the Social and Physical Anhedonia Scales, the Sensation Seeking Scale, the Pleasure-Displeasure Scale (including Fawcett-Clark's Pleasure Scale), the Depressive Mood Scale, the Thymasthenic Syndrome Rating Scale and the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale. Forty-four alcoholics participated in the study. The baseline values recorded during the second week of treatment showed that the more anhedonic the alcoholics were, the less they sought sensations. Type 2 alcoholics (Cloninger's classification) scored higher on the Thrill and Adventure Seeking Subscale. Relapsed alcoholics had higher baseline values on the Thrill and Adventure Seeking Subscale. This was in agreement with the step-wise discriminant analysis which showed that this subscale was the main variable that differentiated abstinent alcoholics from those who relapsed. Our results indicate that anhedonia does not predict relapse.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Alcoholismo
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychiatry Res
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Irlanda