Alexithymia in women with anorexia nervosa. A preliminary investigation

Alexithymia in women with anorexia nervosa. A preliminary investigation

The prevalence of alexithymia in 48 female anorexia nervosa patients was 77.1 % compared with a prevalence of 6.7% in 30 normal female subjects, matched by age and education. Alexithymia correlated negatively with education in the anorexic patient group, but was unrelated to duration of illness, amo...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of psychiatry 1992-08, Vol.161 (2), p.240-243
Hauptverfasser: Bourke, MP, Taylor, GJ, Parker, JD, Bagby, RM
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Affective Symptoms - diagnosis
Affective Symptoms - psychology
Alexithymia
Anorexia
Anorexia Nervosa - diagnosis
Anorexia Nervosa - psychology
Diet, Reducing - psychology
Eating disorders
Emotions
Fantasy
Female
Health education
Hospitalization
Humans
Imagination
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Pathology
Personality Inventory
Psychiatry
Science & Technology
Weight loss
Women
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Zusammenfassung:The prevalence of alexithymia in 48 female anorexia nervosa patients was 77.1 % compared with a prevalence of 6.7% in 30 normal female subjects, matched by age and education. Alexithymia correlated negatively with education in the anorexic patient group, but was unrelated to duration of illness, amount of weight loss, and levels of depression and of general psychoneurotic pathology.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.161.2.240