Alexithymia among long-term drug users: a pilot study in Oporto

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dc.contributor.authorSouto, Maria Teresa Soares
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Hélder
dc.contributor.authorDias, Ana Rita Conde
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Luísa
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Óscar
dc.contributor.institutionHEI-LAB (FCT) - Digital Laboratories for Environments and Human Interactions
dc.date.issued2019-09-18
dc.description.abstractIncreasing scientific evidence supports an association between alexithymia and psychoactive substance use. This study explores alexithymia ́s expression in sample of long-term drug users, undergoing outpatient treatment in public health units in Oporto, Portugal, as well as its ́ association with social demographic risk factors. Data was collected from a sample of 90 adults, participants, mainly men (n=90; 87%), considered to be old consumers (81% with a age>40 years), with a mean age of 46.1 years (SD=8.3; range=21–64).Two instruments were used: a sociodemographic questionnaire and the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). More than 51.1% of the individuals were alexithymic, indicating a high prevalence of deficits in emotional awareness. The treatment period varied from 0 to 15 years, included a medication in 55% of cases, mostly methadone (83%). This profile illustrates the gradual aging of the long-term users of illicit drugs and alcohol with a clear diagnosis of an emotional disorder. Therefore, clinicians who develop treatment strategies may want to take into account the likelihood that many of their patients may be alexithymic; in being so, they should integrate specific psychotherapeutic techniques that promote both the identification and the differentiation in emotionally dysfunctional patients.pt
dc.description.statusNon peer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationSouto , M T S , Alves , H , Dias , A R C , Pinto , L & Ribeiro , Ó 2019 , ' Alexithymia among long-term drug users: a pilot study in Oporto ' , Default journal .
dc.identifier.issn1646-3730
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherEdições Universitárias Lusófonas
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dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectFATORES DE RISCO
dc.subjectPSICOLOGIA
dc.subjectALEXITIMIA
dc.subjectCONSUMO DE DROGAS
dc.subjectSAÚDE MENTAL
dc.subjectALEXITHYMIA
dc.subjectDRUGS CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectTAS-20
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.titleAlexithymia among long-term drug users: a pilot study in Oportoen
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Increasing scientific evidence supports an association between alexithymia and psychoactive substance use. This study explores alexithymia ́s expression in sample of long-term drug users, undergoing outpatient treatment in public health units in Oporto, Portugal, as well as its ́ association with social demographic risk factors. Data was collected from a sample of 90 adults, participants, mainly men (n=90; 87%), considered to be old consumers (81% with a age>40 years), with a mean age of 46.1 years (SD=8.3; range=21–64).Two instruments were used: a sociodemographic questionnaire and the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). More than 51.1% of the individuals were alexithymic, indicating a high prevalence of deficits in emotional awareness. The treatment period varied from 0 to 15 years, included a medication in 55% of cases, mostly methadone (83%). This profile illustrates the gradual aging of the long-term users of illicit drugs and alcohol with a clear diagnosis of an emotional disorder. Therefore, clinicians who develop treatment strategies may want to take into account the likelihood that many of their patients may be alexithymic; in being so, they should integrate specific psychotherapeutic techniques that promote both the identification and the differentiation in emotionally dysfunctional patients.
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