Alexithymia in female patients with eating disorders
Alexithymia in female patients with eating disorders
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女性饮食失调患者的述情障碍
DOI：
10.1007/bf03327739
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发表时间：
2006
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影响因子：
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通讯作者：
N. Rossi
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作者：
O. Montebarocci;Maurizio Codispoti;Paola Surcinelli;E. Franzoni;B. Baldaro;N. Rossi
先前的研究表明，饮食失调患者具有述情特征，如多伦多述情量表（TAS）所揭示的那样。本研究的目的是探讨负面情绪（焦虑和抑郁）在饮食失调和述情障碍之间的关系中的作用。此外，我们还评估了负面情绪与述情障碍之间的关系是否因饮食失调（厌食症和贪食症）的类型而异。符合精神障碍诊断与统计手册第四版（DSM-IV）限制性神经性厌食症和神经性贪食症诊断标准的女性患者分别为18例和16例。采用Beck抑郁量表和Spielberger状态-特质焦虑量表评估抑郁和焦虑，采用多伦多述情量表（TAS-20）和Bermond Vorst述情问卷（BVAQ）评估述情特征。研究结果表明，虽然厌食症和暴食症患者的述情障碍评分高于对照组，但这一结果可能主要与负面情绪有关。事实上，考虑到负面影响，厌食症和暴食症患者的TAS-20和BVAQ得分并不比对照组高。区分厌食症患者、暴食症患者和对照组的唯一有用变量是感知到的无法体验情感的能力，与其他两组相比，厌食症患者的这种能力更高。
Previous studies indicate that patients with eating disorders have alexithymic characteristics, as revealed by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS). The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of negative affect (anxiety and depression) in the relationship between eating disorders and alexithymia. In addition, we have evaluated whether the relationship between negative affect and alexithymia varies according to the type of eating disorder (anorexia and bulimia). Eighteen female patients and 16 female patients who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) diagnostic criteria for restrictive anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, respectively, and 18 healthy female controls matched by age and education were submitted to Beck Depression Inventory and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory to assess depression and anxiety and the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and the Bermond Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire (BVAQ) to evaluate alexithymic characteristics. The findings indicated that, although anorexic and bulimic patients showed higher alexithymia scores compared to controls, this result could be mainly related to negative affect. In fact, taking negative affect into account, anorexic and bulimic patients did not show higher TAS-20 and BVAQ scores compared to controls. The only variable useful to discriminate among anorexics, bulimics and controls is the perceived inability to experience emotional feelings, which is higher in anorexic patients compared to the other two groups.
影响因子：
5
作者：
Larsen,RJ;Billings,DW;Cutler,SE
通讯作者：
Cutler,SE