Alexithymia and Addiction: A Review and Preliminary Data Suggesting Neurobiological Links to Reward/Loss Processing
Morie KP, Yip SW, Nich C, Hunkele K, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Alexithymia and Addiction: A Review and Preliminary Data Suggesting Neurobiological Links to Reward/Loss Processing. Current Addiction Reports 2016, 3: 239-248. PMID: 27695665, PMCID: PMC5040368, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-016-0097-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReward/loss processingSubstance use disordersLoss processingRole of alexithymiaPreliminary fMRI dataUse disordersCocaine-dependent individualsEmotional awarenessNeural correlatesReward anticipationNeurobiological correlatesAlexithymiaNeurobiological linkFMRI dataSubstance useSubstance dependenceCocaine dependenceAddictionCorrelatesIndividualsDisordersProcessingAnticipationImpairment