Void and narrative in the clinic of addictions: A theoretical proposal.

We propose a connection between the void and addiction via psychoanalysis and current developments in narration in the context of the psychoanalytic clinic. We maintain that the addicted subject is shaped in particular by a relationship to the void evolving from the disruptive effects of the narrative. Our modern era is marked by a parallel evolution towards an unbearable void, to be filled at all costs.

Association Between Negative Affectivity and Craving in Substance-Related Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Direct and Indirect Relationships.

Background: A sizeable literature highlighted that negative affectivity and craving are both known to be implicated in relapses.

Objectives: The present study synthetized the existing litterature to determine strength of the interaction between negative affectivity and craving for substance-related disorders including illicit drugs, alcohol and tobacco.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review in accordance with PRISMA guidelines followed by a meta-analysis.

Drawing alcohol craving process: A systematic review of its association with thought suppression, inhibition and impulsivity.

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a worldwide public health problem. In recent years, there has been growing evidence supporting craving, the irrepressible desire to drink, as a major mechanism implicated in AUD. Impulsivity is identified as playing a significant role in craving in many studies.

Involvement of Emotional Intelligence in Resilience and Coping in Mothers of Autistic Children.

In a context described as a challenge in parenting (having an autistic child), we sought to highlight the emotional skills that mothers gain as a result of interacting with their child, and how they then use these skills. Mothers of autistic children (n = 136) and mothers of non-autistic children (n = 139) responded to emotional intelligence, resilience, and coping scales. Comparisons revealed smaller differences between groups than expected.

Psychological Outcomes and Quality of Life in Relation to Pancreatectomy: A Systematic Review.

This review aimed to inventory and analyze previous studies regarding quality of life (QoL) and psychological outcomes in relation to pancreatectomy. PubMed and PsycInfo databases were reviewed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-Analysis guidelines. Thirteen studies were selected, 9 of which focused on the QoL after surgery.

The Influence of the 'Trier Social Stress Test' on Free Throw Performance in Basketball: An Interdisciplinary Study.

The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between stress and sport performance in a controlled setting. The experimental protocol used to induce stress in a basketball free throw was the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) and its control condition (Placebo-TSST). Participants (n = 19), novice basketball players but trained sportspersons, were exposed to two counterbalanced conditions in a crossover design.

Emotional dispositions and substance use: mediating effect of alexithymia.

Substance consumption behaviors can range from use to abuse, the latter including addictive behaviors. Relationships between emotionality, alexithymia and substance-consumption behaviors among young adults were investigated through an explanatory model wherein alexithymia fulfills a mediating function by acting as an emotion-adjustment process. 256 students (62.

Newborn right-holding is related to depressive symptoms in bottle-feeding mothers but not in breastfeeding mothers.

This study examines the relationships between infant holding preferences and maternal depression according to the newborn feeding mode. Links between depression and infant holding biases have been observed in mothers [Vauclair, J., Scola, C.