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[Somatic symptoms of depression]
Hüseyin Güleç1, Kemal Sayar, Evrim Ozkorumak
1Erenköy Psikiaytri Hastanesi, Istanbul.
Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi = Turkish Journal of Psychiatry
|June 28, 2005
Summary
Depression is linked to alexithymia and difficulty controlling anger. Individuals with depression and anxiety tend to psychologize, while those with difficulty identifying emotions somatize symptoms.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Clinical Psychology
Context:
- Somatic symptoms are a key feature of depression.
- Understanding the factors contributing to somatic symptoms is crucial for effective treatment.
Purpose:
- To investigate the roles of somatic amplification, alexithymia, anger, and symptom attribution in the development of depressive somatic symptoms.
- To compare these factors between individuals with depression and healthy controls.
Summary:
- Depressive patients exhibited higher scores for anxiety, alexithymia, and anger-in, and lower scores for anger control compared to healthy subjects.
- Psychologizing was positively correlated with depression and anxiety, while normalizing was negatively correlated with anxiety.
- Somatization was associated with difficulties in identifying emotions, a subscale of alexithymia.
Impact:
- Findings suggest that depressive patients are more alexithymic and have greater difficulty controlling and expressing anger.
- Depression and anxiety are linked to psychologizing, while alexithymia is associated with somatization.