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[Alexithymia and verbal intelligence: a psychometric study].

M Váldes1, I Jódar, J Ojuel

  • 1Instituto Clínic de Psiquiatría y Psicología. Hospital Clinic. Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. mvales@clinic.ub.es

Actas Espanolas De Psiquiatria
|October 17, 2001
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Alexithymia, the inability to identify and describe emotions, is linked to lower verbal, nonverbal, and general intelligence in patients. This challenges previous assumptions about alexithymia and cognitive function.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Context:

  • Alexithymia is characterized by difficulty identifying and verbalizing emotions.
  • It is associated with somatization and psychosomatic disorders.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the relationship between alexithymia and verbal intelligence in psychosomatic patients.
  • To test the hypothesis that alexithymic individuals have lower verbal intelligence.

Summary:

  • A study of 124 psychosomatic outpatients assessed alexithymia using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) and intelligence with the WAIS.
  • Results indicated that alexithymic patients (n=53) exhibited significantly lower verbal, nonverbal, and general intelligence compared to nonalexithymic groups (n=37 and n=34).
  • TAS scores did not correlate with medical or psychiatric diagnoses.

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Impact:

  • Findings suggest a broader cognitive deficit in alexithymia than previously assumed.
  • Results may inform theories on alexithymia, considering potential links to cerebral asymmetry and interhemispheric dysfunction.