ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2020
Panic Disorder as Unthinkable Emotions: Alexithymia in Panic Disorder, a Croatian Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Comparative analysis of emotional factors in patients with somatic symptom disorder and panic disorder.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2025Article
- Neural Correlates of Alexithymia Based on Electroencephalogram (EEG)-A Mechanistic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The relationship between dissociation and panic symptoms in adolescence and the exploration of potential mediators.JCPP advances · 2024Article
- Serum BDNF levels and state anxiety are associated with somatic symptoms in patients with panic disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- The role of alexithymia and perceived stress in mental health responses to COVID-19: A conditional process model.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Article
- Galectin-3 Binding Protein, Depression, and Younger Age Were Independently Associated With Alexithymia in Adult Patients With Type 1 Diabetes.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesPrevious research on alexithymia has led to controversy over its prevalence in panic disorder. The aim of this study was to assess the difference in the prevalence of alexithymia in panic disorder and other anxiety disorders. DESIGN AND
methodsWe performed a cross-sectional study on a sample of 71 patients diagnosed with panic disorder and 113 patients diagnosed with other anxiety disorders; both groups were 18-50 years old. Primary outcome was the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) score. Secondary outcome was the prevalence of alexithymia defined as a TAS score ≥61.
resultsPatients diagnosed with panic disorder had a 25% higher score on the TAS subscale of difficulty identifying feelings than patients diagnosed with other anxiety disorders. The prevalence of alexithymia was 27% in patients with panic disorder and 13% in patients with other anxiety disorders. Patients diagnosed with panic disorder had significantly higher odds for alexithymia.
conclusionsThe results of our study support the hypothesis of higher prevalence of alexithymia in individuals with panic disorder than in individuals with other anxiety disorders. In addition, difficulty identifying feelings as a salient feature of alexithymia is higher in panic disorder than in other anxiety disorders.
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