ArticleInternet interventions2019
Smartphone-based emotion recognition skills training for alexithymia - A randomized controlled pilot study.
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- Alexithymia in neurodevelopmental populations: a scoping review of Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, and dual diagnosis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Empathetic Statements in Autistic Adolescents and Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Trial
- Coloring-Based Serious Game in Chinese College Students With Alexithymia: Prospective Longitudinal Exploratory Mixed Methods Study.JMIR serious games · 2026Article
- Psychological Treatments for Alexithymia: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Dimensions of Alexithymia and Identification of Emotions in Masked and Unmasked Faces.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A smartphone application to reduce problematic drinking: a feasibility trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2024Article
- Sadness-Based Approach-Avoidance Modification Training for Subjective Stress in Adults: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Evaluating the feasibility and exploring the efficacy of an emotion-based approach-avoidance modification training (eAAMT) in the context of perceived stress in an adult sample - protocol of a parallel randomized controlled pilot study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Social-specific impairment of negative emotion perception in alexithymia.Social cognitive and affective neuroscience · 2022Article
- A Gamified Smartphone-Based Intervention for Depression: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
- Blending group-based psychoeducation with a smartphone intervention for the reduction of depressive symptoms: results of a randomized controlled pilot study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- Alexithymia Is Associated With Deficits in Visual Search for Emotional Faces in Clinical Depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- REMOTION Blended Transdiagnostic Intervention for Symptom Reduction and Improvement of Emotion Regulation in an Outpatient Psychotherapeutic Setting: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundNeurobiological studies suggest that deficits in emotion recognition are common phenomena in alexithymia. Thus, effective treatments for alexithymia often include skills training in the domain of emotion recognition. Given that smartphone-based interventions (SBIs) offering skills training have been shown to be promising adjuncts to psychological treatments, a blended SBI facilitating the training of emotional skills might be effective in reducing alexithymia.
methodsIn this pilot trial,
resultsOn average, participating in the SBI was associated with a significant increase in computer-assessed emotion recognition skills compared to the control condition (
conclusionsStudy findings provide preliminary evidence that SBIs can improve emotion recognition skills in alexithymic individuals. Research using larger samples and targeting clinical populations is necessary to further evaluate the potential of MT-ALEX.
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