Alexithymia in the eating disorders

Eating disorder patients appear to have high degrees of alexithymia, a diminished capability to verbally describe feelings, although little data exist. We administered the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) to 114 females with DSM‐III‐R defined eating disorders. Patients, regardless of subtype, scored...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 1993-09, Vol.14 (2), p.219-222
Main Authors: Cochrane, Carolyn E., Brewerton, Timothy D., Wilson, Diane B., Hodges, Elizabeth L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Affective Symptoms - diagnosis
Affective Symptoms - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Body Image
Comorbidity
Eating behavior disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders - diagnosis
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
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Summary:Eating disorder patients appear to have high degrees of alexithymia, a diminished capability to verbally describe feelings, although little data exist. We administered the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) to 114 females with DSM‐III‐R defined eating disorders. Patients, regardless of subtype, scored significantly higher than 370 college‐aged females. TAS scores were significantly correlated to self‐ratings of affective symptoms, but not weight or binge‐purge frequency. © 1993 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/1098-108X(199309)14:2<219::AID-EAT2260140212>3.0.CO;2-G