ALEXITHYMIA IN WOMEN WITH ANOREXIA-NERVOSA - A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

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作者
BOURKE, MP
TAYLOR, GJ
PARKER, JDA
BAGBY, RM
机构
[1] UNIV TORONTO,PSYCHIAT,TORONTO M5S 1A1,ONTARIO,CANADA
[2] ROYAL MASONIC HOSP,LONDON,ENGLAND
[3] BLACKROCK CLIN,DUBLIN,IRELAND
[4] ST GEORGE HOSP,SCH MED,LONDON,ENGLAND
[5] UNIV TORONTO,TORONTO M5S 1A1,ONTARIO,CANADA
[6] MT SINAI HOSP,TORONTO M5G 1X5,ONTARIO,CANADA
[7] YORK UNIV,PSYCHOL,N YORK M3J 1P3,ONTARIO,CANADA
[8] CLARKE INST PSYCHIAT,MOOD DISORDERS PROGRAM,TORONTO M5T 1R8,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1192/bjp.161.2.240
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
The prevalence of alexithymia in 48 female anorexia nervosa patients was 77.1 % compared with a prevalence of 6.7% in 30 normal female subjects, matched by age and education. Alexithymia correlated negatively with education in the anorexic patient group, but was unrelated to duration of illness, amount of weight loss, and levels of depression and of general psychoneurotic pathology.
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页码:240 / 243
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