In addition to the nervous pathways, chemical communication, namely hormonal changes, may have a role in the generation of functional disorders. Alexithymia and awareness of autonomic nervous system reactivity are associated with glutamate levels in the left insula, whereas GABA concentration in ACC is...
Characteristics, behaviours, and attributes that define a diagnosis: Repeated compulsive behaviours (scoring over 30 on the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale) centering around the substance or alcohol addiction (e.g. having to drink/ take drugs at certain times) Alexithymia (the inability to regula...
At both the third trimester of pregnancy (T1) and three months postpartum (T2), 43 primiparous women responded to questionnaires designed to measure symptoms of depression (CES-D), anxiety (STAI), parental bonding experiences (PBI), alexithymia (TAS-20), maternal attachment to the infant (PAI...
What Is Alexithymia and How Does It Affect People’s Emotional Lives? Signs of Narcissism Some narcissists are easy to identify, while others can be harder to pinpoint. In personal or romantic relationships, certain red flags can give you intel on a narcissist’s status. While these signs ma...
Alexithymia, aggressive behavior as well as depression between Lebanese teens: A cross-sectional review. Posted on April 24, 2025 by chec5322 Reply Numerous people opt not to seek treatment from psychiatrists. Under these circumstances, these patients' sole hope for treatment is contingent upon ...
"Some time ago, I met a married couple who have struggled to cope with the husband’s alexithymia for nearly 40 years. He is completely unable to process or comprehend emotions, and is always focusing on external things. He is socially skilled, non-quirky and does not shows signs of Asper...
Hence, our main objective was to explore alexithymia in a clinical sample of treatment-seeking young outpatients with a DSM-IV cannabis dependence or abuse diagnosis compared to controls.Dorard, GeraldineBungener, CatherinePhan, OlivierEdel, YvesCorcos, MauriceBerthoz, Sylvie...
The authors explained their results by pointing out that, in comparison with non-autistic people, the autistic population has higher levels of alexithymia, which are difficulties in identifying, and describing feelings, as well as externally oriented thinking (Preece et al., 2020; Watters et al.,...
The results highlight the significant influence of medication use; antidepressant use is associated with significant differences in gut microbiota beta diversity and has a larger effect size than NPD diagnosis. Next, specific microbes were associated with ANXD and MDD, highlighting their potential for ...
and neural processing of internal sensations. Empirical evidence also suggests the individual facets of interoception are distinct, both in terms of their associations with each other32,38,39,40,41,42,43,44, and in their associations with other outcomes of relevance (e.g. with alexithymia45). ...