Purpose: This study analyzes the relationship of alexithymia, childhood trauma, and body investment to non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors in adolescents with depressive disorder and whether ...

2016). Given its role in emotional processing, Alexithymia, which is believed to be more prevalent in autistic populations, may also play a role in the interaction between autism, interoception, and ...

Alexithymia is a psychological trait characterized by difficulty expressing emotions. Previous studies reported that individuals with higher alexithymia have a decreased sense of interoception, which ...

The term “alexithymia” was first described in research in the 1970s and there is no clinical diagnosis. It is thought to affect roughly 10% of the general population , though.

Alexithymia is a personality trait characterised by deficits in cognitive processing and regulation of emotions. A broad association between alexithymia and symptoms as depression, inflammation and ...

The word “alexithymia” comes from the Greek, meaning “no” (a), “word” (lex), “feeling” (thymus). Alexithymia is a condition ...

Objective Background and aims: It is recognized that emotional deficits are part of the non-motor features of Parkinson's disease but scant attention has been paid to specific aspects such as ...