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The Concept of Alexithymia

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: The concept of alexithymia, which means "no words for emotions", emerged in order to explain the symptoms of psychosomatic patients and gained a quick recognition among psychiatrists. However, current studies indicate that alexithymia may be a personality trait seen both in different pathological groups and even in healthy population. At this point, many researches have been made in order to distinguish alexithymia from existing constructs and diagnosis, and to remove the questions on reliability and validity of the con-cept and its measurement. Ongoing discussions on alexithymia will be re-viewed in this study. The controversial concept of alexithymia will be exam-ined in terms of characteristics, theoretical background, relationship with the other disorders, measurement and the critique of the measurement and the concept.

Source: Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry

DOI: 10.5455/cap.20130531

Authors: Miray Sasioglu, Cagla Gulol, Ahmet Tosun

Language: English

Topic: Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2117486168

FWCI: 0.198

Cites: 100

Cited by: 15

Related to: 10