Relationship between somatosensory amplification and alexithymia in a Japanese psychosomatic clinic

被引：80

作者：

Nakao, M

Barsky, AJ

Kumano, H

Kuboki, T

机构：

[1] Teikyo Univ, Sch Med, Dept Hyg & Publ Hlth, Tokyo 1738605, Japan

[2] Teikyo Univ, Ctr Evidence Based Med, Tokyo 1738605, Japan

[3] Univ Tokyo, Sch Med, Dept Psychosomat Med, Tokyo 113, Japan

[4] Harvard Univ, Brigham & Womens Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat, Boston, MA 02115 USA

来源：

PSYCHOSOMATICS | 2002年 / 43卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1176/appi.psy.43.1.55

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

To examine the relationship between somatosensory amplification and three factors of alexithymia (difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings, and externally oriented thinking), 48 outpatients attending a Japanese psychosomatic clinic and 33 comparative outpatients completed the Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SSAS), 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Profile of Mood States (POMS), and other self-rating questionnaires. The scores on the SSAS and the first and second TAS-20 factors were higher (all P<0.001) in the psychosomatic group than in the comparison group. The SSAS was positively associated (both P<0.01) with these two TAS-20 factors, controlling for the effects of age, sex, group, and POMS tension-anxiety and depression. Somatosensory amplification appears to be associated with difficulties identifying and describing feelings, not externally oriented thinking, in Japanese patients.

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