Alexithymia and Interleukin Variations in Somatoform Disorder Running Title: Alexithymia and Interleukin Variations in Somatoform Disorder Authors
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Alexithymia and interleukin variations in somatoform disorder.
OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate if somatoform disorders (SFD) are associated with changes in the normal serum levels of important interleukins, and further, to establish if these changes are related to the presence and severity of alexithymia in patients with SFD. METHODS Twenty-four unmedicated patients who met the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) d...
متن کاملAlexithymia in somatoform and depressive disorders.
OBJECTIVE Alexithymia and its association with attribution styles, amplification and illness attitudes was studied among subjects with somatoform disorders, depressive disorders and normal subjects. METHODS Two groups of 30 subjects each, bearing diagnoses of somatoform disorder and depressive disorder respectively (ICD-10 DCR), and one group of 30 normal controls were recruited. The study su...
متن کاملTitle: The Relationship Between Alexithymia and Salivary Cortisol Levels in Somatoform Disorders Running Head: Alexithymia, Cortisol and Somatoform Disorders Authors:
2 Neuroendocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine Innenstadt, Ludwig-MaximiliansUniversity, Ziemssenstr.1, 80036 Munich, Germany. 3 Psychology Group, School of Life & Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK; United Kingdom. 4 Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychophysiology, Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Hospital, Nußbaumstr. 7, 80336 Munich, Germ...
متن کاملAlexithymia in DSM-IV disorder: comparative evaluation of somatoform disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression.
The purpose of this study was a direct comparative evaluation of alexithymia in patients with somatoform disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression, taking into account the multidimensionality of the alexithymia construct. The authors administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID) and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) to a sample of 234 subjec...
متن کاملA controlled study of alexithymia in adolescent patients with persistent somatoform pain disorder.
OBJECTIVE To study the differences in levels of alexithymia, depression, and anxiety between a sample of adolescents diagnosed with ICD-10 persistent somatoform pain disorder (defined by the DSM-IV as a pain disorder associated with psychological factors) and healthy adolescent control subjects. METHOD Using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, we inves...
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تاریخ انتشار 2013