Lumley M A, Roby K J
Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
Psychother Psychosom. 1995;63(3-4):201-6. doi: 10.1159/000288960.
Alexithymia is increased in addictive disorders such as alcoholism, cocaine abuse, and binge eating. Pathological gambling is a form of addictive disorder and may be influenced by alexithymia. We examined the association of alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale) and pathological gambling (South Oaks Gambling Screen) in 1,147 young adults; 3.1% were classified as pathological gamblers. Alexithymia was found in 31.4% of pathological gamblers, compared to 11.1% of controls; both affective and cognitive aspects of alexithymia were associated with gambling problems. The relationship was independent of depression and physical illness, and was found for both sexes, but only for Caucasians. Alexithymia may be a risk factor for pathological gambling in some populations.
述情障碍在成瘾性疾病中更为常见，如酗酒、可卡因滥用和暴饮暴食。病态赌博是成瘾性疾病的一种形式，可能受述情障碍的影响。我们在1147名年轻人中研究了述情障碍（多伦多述情障碍量表）与病态赌博（南橡树赌博筛查量表）之间的关联；3.1% 的人被归类为病态赌徒。在31.4% 的病态赌徒中发现了述情障碍，而对照组为11.1%；述情障碍的情感和认知方面均与赌博问题有关。这种关系独立于抑郁和身体疾病，在男女两性中均有发现，但仅在白种人中存在。在某些人群中，述情障碍可能是病态赌博的一个危险因素。
