Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms in alcoholics and the relationship with alexithymia.

Abstract:

:Alcohol abuse coincides with a wide variety of clinical, sociological and psychological features and symptoms. Gastrointestinal symptoms are also very common in alcoholics, but the reason is unclear. We aimed to determine the prevalence of alexithymia in alcoholics and furthermore if gastrointestinal symptoms were associated with alexithymia. Out of the 84 alcoholics who completed the alexithymia questionnaire (Toronto Alexithymia Scale, TAS20) and the standard gastrointestinal symptoms questionnaire, 92% reported gastrointestinal symptoms and 54% were alexithymic. Alcoholics above age 43 had more difficulty describing feelings (odds ratio=4.1, confidence interval=1.5-11.4). Almost all measured gastrointestinal symptoms in alcoholics were associated with scores on an alexithymia questionnaire.

journal_name

Psychiatry Res

journal_title

Psychiatry research

authors

van Rossum LG,Laheij RJ,de Doelder MS,de Jong CA,Jansen JB

doi

10.1016/j.psychres.2004.07.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-11-30 00:00:00

pages

107-12

issue

1

eissn

0165-1781

issn

1872-7123

pii

S0165-1781(04)00175-1

journal_volume

129

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