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Alexithymia in somatoform disorder patients with chronic pain
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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“Because alexithymia was found to be related to impoverished general functioning in somatoform disorders (2, 11–21), following the classification of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV-TR (22) and other precursors of SSRD, as described in DSM-5 (23), general functioning also may be a relevant outcome of treatment.”
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Metadata
- 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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