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The Level of Alexithymia in Alcohol-Dependent Patients Does Not Influence Outcomes after Inpatient Treatment

Hein A. de HaanTactus Addiction Treatment, Deventer, The Netherlands;Nijmegen Institute for Scientist-Practitioners in Addiction, Nijmegen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
, M.D.,
Arnt F. A. SchellekensNijmegen Institute for Scientist-Practitioners in Addiction, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
, M.D., Ph.D.,
Job van der PalenDepartment of Research Methodology, Measurement and Data Analysis, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands;Medical School Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
, Ph.D.,
Robbert-Jan VerkesPompe Center for Forensic Psychiatry, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
, M.D., Ph.D.,
Jan K. BuitelaarDepartment of Cognitive Neurosciences, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
, M.D., Ph.D. &
Cor A. J. De JongNijmegen Institute for Scientist-Practitioners in Addiction, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
, M.D., Ph.D.
Pages 299-304 | Published online: 03 Apr 2012

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