Abstract:
:Alexithymia (Greek, a = lack, lexis = word, thymos = emotion) is a new concept which, whilst being based upon longstanding clinical observation, remains unproven clinically. The lack of definite criteria for inclusion, and the absence of reliable and valid assessment tools, ensures that past data collection has been flawed and that no real inter-study comparisons can be made. However, the theoretical concept employed at clinical level provides a personality trait that is of great interest to the therapist. Alexithymic individuals lack the ability to transfer the emotional (biological) arousal of experience into feelings and fantasy that symbolize and express the emotion. Literally, they have no words for feeling, and express their arousal in physical (somatic) ways. This paper reviews the clinical components of this trait and the somatic symptomatology associated with it. It also reviews the present 'tools' for 'measuring' alexithymia, and relates these to suggested aetiology. It recommends that all rehabilitation personnel should be aware of this phenomenon, as the somatized symptom may be the presenting complaint of a client. It also encourages therapists to begin screening for alexithymia so that more comprehensive epidemiology information can be gathered, particularly relating to the influences on treatment and physical manifestation.
journal_name
Disabil Rehabiljournal_title
Disability and rehabilitationauthors
Stephenson Rdoi
10.3109/09638289609166302subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-04-01 00:00:00pages
209-14issue
4eissn
0963-8288issn
1464-5165journal_volume
18pub_type
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638280400006457
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
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更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2020-09-15 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2005-08-05 00:00:00
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更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/09638288.2014.963708
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2002-03-10 00:00:00
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/09638288.2013.821182
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1327991
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1995-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/09638288.2012.705220
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-10-23 00:00:00
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/09638288.2010.524272
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-12-22 00:00:00
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2005-09-30 00:00:00
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2002-06-15 00:00:00
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.3109/09638289809166095
更新日期:1998-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
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更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Disability and rehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-09-27 00:00:00