Alcohol Use Disorder, Alexithymia
Conditions
Brief summary
Art therapy support combined with standard care for people with an alcohol use disorder coming to a day hospital for withdrawal could be beneficial compared to standard care alone because it would improve the alexithymia of these patients, helping them to better identify their feelings and / or emotions, and improve their self-confidence, their self-esteem self and their oral communication.
Detailed description
Alexithymia is an inability to identify and describe one's emotions associated with outward thinking. Frequently found in people with an alcohol use disorder, a true mental handicap, alexithymia has been clearly identified as a relapse factor in addictive problems related to alcohol. The ALEXART study intends to study the evolution of alexithymia in people with an alcohol use disorder hosted in an Addictology Day Hospital unit through the use of an approach non-drug that is art therapy. Our hypothesis is that art therapy can help patients with alcohol use disorders to develop a better understanding of their own behaviors, to name their emotions and feelings, and to improve their communication with others and thereby be able to choose to change their behavior.
Interventions
OTHERArt Therapy
1 session of 2 hours per week in a closed group for 10 weeks
Sponsors
University Hospital, Angers
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adult 18 or over * Patient with an alcohol use disorder starting day hospital care in the psychiatry and addiction department of the Angers University Hospital * Subjects who gave and signed informed consent to participate in the study with alexithymia (Toronto Test greater than or equal to 56)
Exclusion criteria
* Non-understanding of the French language * Non-affiliation to a social security scheme * Major cognitive impairment * Motor problems preventing walking * Protective patients * Pregnant or lactating women * Patients under protection of justice or deprived of liberty * Patients under protective supervision or guardianship
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Echelle de Toronto (TAS) | 3 month after inclusion | self-questionnaire which includes 20 items and allows to measure 3 factors: * Difficulty identifying feelings (TAS 1). * Difficulty expressing feelings (TAS 2). * Outward-oriented thinking (TAS 3). |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactANAIS MOREAU
Backup ContactLAURENT SAMSON
Outcome results
None listed