The inadequacy of a categorial approach to mental health diagnosis is now well-recognised,
with many authors, diagnostic manuals and funding bodies advocating a dimensional, trans …

Alcoholism is a complex and dynamic disease, punctuated by periods of abstinence and
relapse, and influenced by a multitude of vulnerability factors. Chronic excessive alcohol …

L'étude avait pour but de valider une version française de l'Interpersonal Reactivity Index
(IRI; Index de réactivité interpersonnelle), questionnaire d'autoévaluation de quatre sous …

Objective: To review deficits in emotional processing and social cognition potentially
contributing to the dysfunctional emotion regulation and difficulties with interpersonal …

One aspect of higher order social cognition is empathy, a psychological construct
comprising a cognitive (recognizing emotions) and an affective (responding to emotions) …

Alexithymia has been associated with substance use, but the magnitude of the association
has not been evaluated and sub‐group differences, if any, are unknown. The aim of this …

Objective: A hypermentalizing impairment, or tendency to overattribute mental states to
others, has been identified among individuals with borderline personality disorder. However …

Long-term chronic alcoholism is associated with disparate and widespread residual
consequences for brain functioning and behavior, and alcoholics suffer a variety of cognitive …

Alcohol misuse is a major public concern. Impulsivity has been recognised as a significant
risk factor predisposing for the initiation of alcohol use, continuation and excessive alcohol …

Abstract Theory of Mind (ToM), the ability to represent the mental states of oneself and
others, is an essential social skill disrupted across many psychiatric conditions. The …