Psychopaths could be suffering from alexithymia or emotional blindness, study finds
The term alexithymia is an amalgam of the Greek prefix ... that there is a higher proportion of people with psychopathic ...
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The role of alexithymia in the development of functional motor symptoms (conversion disorder)
Conclusions Because alexithymia is a mental state denoting the inability to identify emotions at a cognitive level, one hypothesis is that some patients misattribute autonomic symptoms of anxiety, for ...
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Panic Disorder as Unthinkable Emotions: Alexithymia in Panic Disorder, a Croatian Cross-Sectional Study
The prevalence of alexithymia was 27% in patients with panic disorder and ... 2), and “Other mixed anxiety disorders” (F41.3) may contain other symptoms, in particular depressive symptoms, that may ...
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AB0346 Investigation of alexithymia in patients affected by rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis: cross-sectional observation
A broad association between alexithymia and symptoms as depression, inflammation and pain has been demonstrated. Objectives to evaluate the prevalence of alexithymia in patients affected by Rheumatoid ...
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POS1174 ALEXITHYMIA IS HIGHLY PREVALENT AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROMES BUT DOES NOT DIMINISH MULTIMODAL PROGRAM TREATMENT EFFICACY
It is believed that 5 to 19% of the population bares alexithymia and that those with high degree of the condition have more of several dysfunctions, including chronic pain syndromes (CPS), in which it ...
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Predictors of non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents with depressive disorder: the role of alexithymia, childhood trauma, and body investment
Purpose: This study analyzes the relationship of alexithymia, childhood trauma ... A score of less than 8 points indicates a lack of depressive symptoms, while scores between 8–19 points indicate ...