ArticleClinical practice and epidemiology in mental health : CP & EMH2021
Prevalence of Alexithymia in Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A Cross-sectional Study in Egypt.
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- Exploring the Link Between Interoception and Symptom Severity in Premature Ventricular Contractions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Does Alexithymia Predict the Psychiatric Comorbidity Among Healthy Carriers of Hepatitis B?Alpha psychiatry · 2024Article
- Level of glial cell derived neurotrophic factor in the blood plasma of rheumatoid arthritis patients and its relationship with alexithymia.Reumatologia · 2024Article
- Alexithymia in Patients with Somatization Difficulties and Tinnitus-Related Distress: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- The Brain Overwork Scale: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study on the Psychometric Properties of a New 10-Item Scale to Assess Mental Distress in Mongolia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Alexithymia is a determinant of early death in the long-term course of post-myocardial infarction.Journal of public health research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a high incidence of alexithymia in people who report medically unexplained symptoms. There have been limited studies on the prevalence of alexithymia in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) in various ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
objectiveThis study aimed to estimate the prevalence of alexithymia in patients with MUPS and examine their socio-demographic data.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 196 patients with MUPS were recruited from tertiary care internal medicine and neuropsychiatry clinics during the first quarter of 2019. Patients completed a structured interview; socio-demographic and medical history data were collected. Somatic symptom severity was assessed using the Arabic version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15). Alexithymia was assessed using the Arabic version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale.
resultsGeneral fatigue was the most common complaint observed, followed by headache and dyspepsia. In addition, 73.5% of patients had a high Patient Health Questionnaire score, 17.9% had somatic symptoms of medium severity, while 8% and 0.5% had low and marginal somatic symptoms, respectively. Alexithymia was presented in 49.5%, 22.9% had no alexithymia, and 27.6% had borderline/intermediate alexithymia.A weak positive correlation (r<0.4) was found between somatic symptom severity and alexithymic psychopathology (r=0.277;p<0.05). Only the 'difficulty identifying feelings' dimension of alexithymic psychopathology was positively correlated with the severity of somatic symptoms (r=0.271;p<0.05).
conclusionAlexithymia is associated with the development of MUPS.
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