Biomedical subjects

T Gruss

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PubMed1995

Decrease in alcohol tolerance: clinical significance in alcohol dependence.

In 237 male inpatients with alcohol dependence, clinical, demographic and biochemical data were analyzed in relation to alcohol tolerance. All subjects had a history of marked tolerance. At the time of assessment, 46% of subjects continued to meet the criteria for marked tolerance and 54% of the subjects reported a loss or decreased tolerance. Subjects with decreased tolerance were older than those with high tolerance and had a longer duration of illness. The age of onset was similar in both groups. Patients with decreased tolerance had more mental confusion and psychotic symptoms, and were less likely to be currently married.

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PubMed1995

Does alexithymia in male alcoholics constitute a negative factor for maintaining abstinence?

The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of alexithymia by means of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) in 60 male outpatients with alcohol dependence showing various durations of abstinence. Alexithymia (> or = 74 points on TAS) was found in 48% of subjects. In patients with a shorter duration of abstinence (< 1 year) both total scores of TAS as well as the scores for all three subscales were significantly higher than in subjects abstaining for more than 1 year. The findings may suggest a negative relationship between alexithymia and maintaining abstinence in male alcoholic outpatients.

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