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Alexithymia and somatic amplification in chronic pain

Kosturek, Anna, Gregory, Robert J., Sousou, Anthony J., Trief, Paula·1998·Psychosomatics

Abstract

A controlled study was undertaken to assess alexithymia and somatic amplification among 50 medical outpatients with chronic pain referred for psychiatric consultation. Data were collected on demographics; DSM-IV diagnoses; and measures of anxiety, depression, and alexithymia, assessed with the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), as well as somatic amplification, assessed with the Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SAS). Data analysis revealed low scores on the TAS-20 and SAS for the pain patients, compared with a control group without pain. In this sample, depression and anxiety were the primary determinants of alexithymia and somatic amplification, rather than pain. These findings suggest that psychological markers for chronic pain may be different from those for other somatoform disorders.

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Authors
Kosturek, A., Gregory, R. J., Sousou, A. J., & Trief, P.
Affiliations
State University of New York (US)
Corresponding author
Gregory, Robert J.
Venue
Psychosomatics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1998-09
Volume
39
Issue
5
Pages
399-404
ISSN
0033-3182 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1992633911
Cited by
75
References
32
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2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
2.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychosomatics (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, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, somatosensory amplification, somatoform disorders, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, psychiatric consultation
MeSH terms
Affective Symptoms, Analysis of Variance, Chronic Disease, Female, Humans, Male, Pain, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Retrospective Studies, Somatoform Disorders, Chi-Square Distribution, Linear Models

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