Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/11788924
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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2002-1-14
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pubmed:abstractText |
Alexithymia was investigated in a random population sample of 566 people over 60 years of age (average, 69.73 years; range, 61 to 95 years) with the help of a German version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26), and the results were compared with those from a group of 1,481 people under 60 years of age (average, 38.86 years; range, 14 to 60 years). The average alexithymia values in the elderly were not significantly higher than those of the younger subjects under 60 years of age. A total of 15.2% of the elderly and 18% of the younger group registered more than 1 SD over the mean value of all those sampled. This difference is also not statistically significant. Levels of alexithymia were not associated with age, gender, or education in the over-60 groups. The alexithymia scales "difficulties with identifying feelings" and "difficulties with describing feelings" correlated significantly with negative mood and negative body experience. These results confirm the assumption that there is a connection between alexithymia and depression, and correspond to the findings of other studies, that alexithymia is associated with a tendency to psychosomatic illness.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0010-440X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:copyrightInfo |
Copyright 2002 by W.B. Saunders Company
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
43
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
74-80
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Affect,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Affective Symptoms,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Aging,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Depression,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Germany,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Population Surveillance,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Psychiatric Status Rating Scales,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Psychophysiologic Disorders,
pubmed-meshheading:11788924-Sampling Studies
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Alexithymia in the elderly general population.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Medical Psychology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Friedrichstrasse 36, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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