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Alexithymia in personality disorders: Correlations with symptoms and interpersonal functioning

Nicolò, Giuseppe, Semerari, Antonio, Lysaker, Paul H., Dimaggio, Giancarlo, Conti, Laura, D'Angerio, Stefania, Procacci, Michele, Popolo, Raffaele, Carcione, Antonino·2011·Psychiatry Research
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.07.046
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Impairment in the ability to recognize and make sense of emotions has been hypothesized to be present in a sub-sample of people suffering from personality disorder (PD). In particular it is possible that difficulty recognizing and expressing feelings, or alexithymia, is related to many of the symptoms and problems in making sense of social interactions which are hallmarks of PD. In this study we measured levels of alexithymia with the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 and explored its correlations with the overall presence of PD and different PD diagnoses, symptoms, and interpersonal difficulties. Results were largely consistent with the hypothesis. Higher levels of alexithymia were related to high levels of global psychopathology and with dysfunctional representation of interpersonal relations. A sub-sample of patients, mostly suffering from avoidant, dependent, passive-aggressive and depressive PD, had alexithymic features and, in particular reported difficulties describing their feelings to others. A patient with cluster B PD featured no alexithymia. Implications of this study for future research and treatment are discussed.

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Authors
Nicolò, G., Semerari, A., Lysaker, P. H., Dimaggio, G., Conti, L., D'Angerio, S., Procacci, M., Popolo, R., & Carcione, A.
Affiliations
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Nicolò, Giuseppe
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Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-11
Volume
190
Issue
1
Pages
37-42
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2010.07.046
OpenAlex
W2006526794
Cited by
168
References
43
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FWCI
8.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
Keywords
alexithymia, personality disorders, Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, emotional awareness, interpersonal functioning, interpersonal problems, psychopathology, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, passive-aggressive personality disorder, depressive personality disorder, cluster B personality disorders, emotional expression
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Affective Symptoms, Aged, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Disorders, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult

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