Acute pain induces depressed mood, and chronic pain is known to cause depression.
Depression, meanwhile, can also adversely affect pain behaviors ranging from …

This review proposes a critical discussion of the recent studies investigating the presence of
alexithymia in patients suffering from different chronic pain (CP) conditions. The term CP …

Abstract Background and Objective People with fibromyalgia (FM) often report having
difficulty with emotional identification and expression, and this “alexithymia” may contribute …

Research into the neurobiological and psychosocial mechanisms involved in fibromyalgia
has progressed remarkably in recent years. Despite this, current accounts of fibromyalgia fail …

Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome primarily characterised by chronic,
widespread musculoskeletal pain. In the aetiology of this syndrome a crucial role is played …

Pain in fibromyalgia (FM) is accompanied by a heterogeneous series of other symptoms,
which strongly affect patients' quality of life and interfere with social and work performance …

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a central sensitization syndrome characterized by chronic widespread
pain. FM is often comorbid with psychiatric disorders, as well as psychological distress that …

Alexithymia generally refers to difficulties in identifying and describing emotions. In this
paper, two studies explored whether the emotion deficits observed in alexithymia may be …

Individual differences in emotional functioning, pain appraisal processing, and perceived
social support may play a relevant role in the subjective experience of pain. Due to the …

This study investigated the link between alexithymia and depressive symptoms in
Fibromyalgia (FM). 181 FM women and 181 healthy controls (HC) were compared using the …