Relationship between somatization and psychiatric symptoms, especially anxiety, depression, alexithymia, and severity of addiction in male patients with alcohol and heroin addiction

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Aksu M. H., Sahiner S. Y., Sahiner İ. V., Koparal B., Utku C., COŞAR B., ...More

DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.33, no.2, pp.120-129, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/dajpns.2020.00071
  • Journal Name: DUSUNEN ADAM-JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, Psycinfo, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.120-129
  • Keywords: Alexithymia, anxiety, depression, somatization, substance dependence, SUBSTANCE-ABUSE TREATMENT, YOUNG-ADULTS, FOLLOW-UP, DRUG, COMORBIDITY, RELIABILITY, PREVALENCE, DISORDERS, SOMATOFORM, DEPENDENCE
  • Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: There are differences among studies examining comorbid somatization in alcohol and heroin addicts. The literature is unclear whether substance use disorders are related with somatization symptoms or with a high rate of alexithymia, depression, and anxiety associated with somatization. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to compare heroin and alcohol addicts with regard to comorbidity of somatization and other psychiatric symptoms. In addition, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between somatization, addiction severity, depression, anxiety and alexithymia levels.