Alexithymia refers to difficulties identifying and describing one's emotions. Growing evidence
suggests that alexithymia is a key transdiagnostic risk factor. Despite its clinical importance …

Depression affects around 4–10% of the general population in England. Depression can
often lead to behaviors and thoughts related to suicide and aggression, which have a social …

Interoceptive awareness (IA) is associated with emotional experience, the processing of
emotional stimuli, and activation of brain structures that monitor the internal visceral and …

Objective: To review recent developments in alexithymia theory and research that are
relevant to the field of psychosomatic medicine. Method: Articles were selected from the …

OBJECTIVE: We studied the prevalence of alexithymia, its distribution in different age
groups in a wide age range, its association with sociodemographic and health-related …

Reviews the historical background and clinical features of the alexithymia construct. The
authors then discuss some similarities and differences between alexithymia, emotional …

Objective: To review neurobiological studies of alexithymia in order to achieve a better
understanding of the relationship between alexithymia and psychosomatic diseases and …

Background: Previous studies demonstrating an association between alexithymia and
depression have led to the proposal that alexithymia may be a state-dependent …

Introduction Suicide attempts are a significant global public health concern. Research into
non-traditional factors, such as the presence of alexithymia, may shed light on the prediction …

The objective was to study alexithymia and its relationship with anxiety and depression in
eating disorders (ED) in a Spanish sample. One hundred and fifty-one females with an …