Alexithymia and its associations with depression, suicidality, and aggression: an overview of the literature

L Hemming, G Haddock, J Shaw, D Pratt - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Does positive affect influence health?

SD Pressman, S Cohen - Psychological bulletin, 2005 - psycnet.apa.org
This review highlights consistent patterns in the literature associating positive affect (PA) and
physical health. However, it also raises serious conceptual and methodological …

Anxiety disorders and suicidal behaviours in adolescence and young adulthood: findings from a longitudinal study

JM Boden, DM Fergusson, LJ Horwood - Psychological medicine, 2007 - cambridge.org
Background. The aim of this study was to estimate the extent to which anxiety disorders
contribute to an increase in suicidal behaviour after controlling for both observed and non …

Managing emotions in panic disorder: A systematic review of studies related to emotional intelligence, alexithymia, emotion regulation, and coping

A Oussi, K Hamid, C Bouvet - Journal of Behavior Therapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Panic disorder is defined by recurring and unexpected panic
attacks, accompanied by anticipatory anxiety about future attacks and their consequences …

Alexithymia and self-harm: a review of nonsuicidal self-injury, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts

A Iskric, AK Ceniti, Y Bergmans, S McInerney… - Psychiatry research, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between alexithymia and suicide ideation and behaviour

L Hemming, P Taylor, G Haddock, J Shaw… - Journal of affective …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Alexithymia reflects a difficulty with identifying and expressing emotions. This
experience has been proposed as having an association with suicide ideation and …

Suicidality in subjects with anxiety or obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: recent advances

D De La Vega, L Giner, P Courtet - Current Psychiatry Reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Historically, anxiety disorders have not been considered as
important determinants of suicide, but in the last years, many works have challenged this …

The impact of alexithymia on anxiety disorders: a review of the literature

DD Berardis, D Campanella, S Nicola… - Current Psychiatry …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Alexithymia is characterized by difficulties in recognizing and verbalizing feelings, a paucity
of fantasy life, concrete speech, and thought closely tied to external events. The alexithymia …

Impact of alexithymia on treatment outcome: a naturalistic study of short-term cognitive-behavioral group therapy for panic disorder

M Rufer, R Albrecht, J Zaum, U Schnyder… - …, 2010 - karger.com
Background: It is often suggested in the literature that alexithymic patients are less
responsive to psychotherapy than nonalexithymic patients. However, few empirical studies …

Alexithymia and suicidal ideation: a 12-month follow-up study in a general population

J Hintikka, K Honkalampi… - Comprehensive …, 2004 - Elsevier
Alexithymic features are often associated with depression, which is the most important risk
factor for suicidal behaviors. Nevertheless, little is known about the associations between …