Objective Twenty-five years ago, this journal published two articles reporting the
development and initial validation of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). Since …

Numerous studies have examined how alexithymia (difficulty identifying and describing
one's emotions and a preference for externally oriented thinking) relates to chronic pain and …

The present case-control study aimed to investigate the relationship between alexithymia
and somatic complaints in the psychopathological setting of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) …

Suicide is the second cause of death among adolescents, and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)
is one of the main risk factors for suicidal behavior. However, the possible variables …

Background Headache is a common disorder affecting a growing number of children and
adolescents. In recent years, there has been an increase in scientific interest in exploring the …

Background: Headache is one of the most common complaints in children and adolescents
and comorbidity rates are very high and the major associated diseases are depression …

Background The relationship between generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) and alexithymia
has been poorly studied in adolescents. The present study examined the alexithymia levels …

Objective Few studies have explored alexithymia at the family level. Nevertheless since
family interactions have a crucial role in supporting the adolescents' development, the …

Objective Adult research investigating the link between alexithymia and medically
unexplained symptoms (MUS) has found a significant relationship between increased …

The co-existence of psychiatric comorbidities with migraine is well known; however, the
relationship between alexithymia and migraine has not been persuasively shown yet. The …