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Alexithymia in somatoform disorder patients with chronic pain

Cox, Brian J., Kuch, Klaus, Parker, James D.A., Shulman, Ian D., Evans, Ramon J.·1994·Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Abstract

The prevalence of alexithymia in fifty-five motor vehicle accident survivors who had chronic pain complaints and met DSM-III-R criteria for somatoform pain disorder was 53%. Alexithymic and non-alexithymic patients did not differ on self-reports of current pain severity or in the number of pain locations. Alexithymic patients were found to use significantly more words to describe their pain, suggesting they may have a more diffuse style in communicating their pain experience.

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Authors
Cox, B. J., Kuch, K., Parker, J. D. A., Shulman, I. D., & Evans, R. J.
Affiliations
University of Toronto (CA)
Corresponding author
Cox, Brian J.
Venue
Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1994-08
Volume
38
Issue
6
Pages
523-527
ISSN
0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2129233547
Cited by
126
References
22
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 8
FWCI
1.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
Keywords
alexithymia, somatoform pain disorder, chronic pain, pain intensity, pain localization, pain description, pain communication, prevalence
MeSH terms
Accidents, Traffic, Adult, Affective Symptoms, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Pain Measurement, Somatoform Disorders, Verbal Behavior

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