Incidence and Implications of Alexithymia in Chronic Pain Patients
- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease
- Vol. 173 (4) , 246-248
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005053-198504000-00007
Abstract
Alexithymia is a clinical phenomenon that has been found to occur with some frequency in psychosomatic disorders. Its prevalance in psychosomatic patients suggests that it could be observed in chronic pain patients as well. The present study examines the incidence of alexithymia in chronic pain patients as assessed by the Archetypal Test with Nine Elements (AT9). Patients' scores on the AT9 (SAT9) were examined in conjunction with McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) data, MMPI subscale scores, and patient data. There were no significant relationships found between SAT9 MMPI, and MPQ scores. These observations are examined with reference to the nature of the assessment instruments used. Implications of these observations for theory and therapy are discussed.Keywords
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