Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Alexithymia in Karachi.

S H Ahmed1, S Naeem, F Zainulabdin

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi.

JPMA. the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
|February 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Outcomes for congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries using various surgical techniques: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England·2026
Same author

Sternal haematoma infusion catheter: a novel technique for pain management in manubriosternal fractures in the emergency department.

Anaesthesia reports·2024
Same author

Epidemiology and demographic patterns of cardiovascular diseases and neoplasms deaths in Western Europe: a 1990-2019 analysis.

Public health·2024
Same author

A two-generational reproductive study to assess the effects of Juglans regia on reproductive developments in the male and female rats.

Brazilian journal of biology = Revista brasleira de biologia·2023
Same author

Biophysical and biochemical features' feedback associated with a flood episode in a tropical river basin model.

Environmental monitoring and assessment·2023
Same author

Analysis of phase stability, elastic, electronic, thermal, and optical properties of Sc<sub>1-x</sub>Y<sub>x</sub>N via ab initio methods.

Journal of molecular modeling·2022
Same journal

Predictors of Altmetric Score in Top-Cited Orthopaedic Articles: A Bibliometric Analysis.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association·2026
Same journal

Carbon footprint of waste generated in orthopaedic cases in Pakistan: a pilot descriptive study.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association·2026
Same journal

Enhancing quotation accuracy assessment with Chatpdf - a game-changer for a century-old conundrum.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association·2026
Same journal

Barriers to implementing simulation-based surgical training for improving quality and safety in developing countries: A short communication.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association·2026
Same journal

Intraoperative Adverse Event Reporting in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Narrative Review on the Application of ClassIntra.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association·2026
Same journal

The Impact of Mortality and Morbidity Meetings on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association·2026
See all related articles

This study investigated alexithymia, a difficulty in expressing emotions, using persistent headaches as a symptom. Findings suggest alexithymic traits are not more common in patients with psychophysiological symptoms like tension headaches.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Neurology

Background:

  • Alexithymia, characterized by difficulty verbalizing emotions, leads to somatic symptom expression.
  • Persistent headaches are a common psychophysiological symptom warranting investigation into potential links with alexithymia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between alexithymia and persistent headaches, specifically tension headaches.
  • To evaluate the applicability of the alexithymia concept in a non-Western context.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 30 patients with persistent headaches (>6 months) and no organic pathology was assessed.
  • Alexithymic traits were evaluated in relation to psychophysiological symptoms, particularly tension headaches.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Alexithymic traits were not found to be significantly more prominent in patients with persistent headaches, including tension headaches.
  • The study indicates that psychophysiological symptoms may not be directly correlated with alexithymia.

Conclusions:

  • The concept of alexithymia may not be universally applicable to psychophysiological symptoms like tension headaches.
  • New psychological concepts, particularly from Western contexts, require validation within diverse cultural and clinical settings.