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

The relationship between alexithymia and abnormal illness behavior.

T N Wise1, L S Mann, M Hryvniak

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Va.

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
|January 1, 1990
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

New Upper Bounds on Exotic Neutron-Spin-Electron-Spin Interactions via Neutron-Spin-Rotation Measurements in a Compensated Ferrimagnet.

Physical review letters·2026
Same author

Investigating ruminal resident immune cells in dairy cattle before and after a subacute ruminal acidosis challenge.

Journal of dairy science·2025
Same author

Radiation Oncology Opinions and Practice on Cardiotoxicity in Lung Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study by the International Cardio-oncology Society.

Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))·2024
Same author

A Case of Hypertrophy of the Left Ventricle, Complicated with Pleurisy, &c.: Paracentisis Thoracis.

Western journal of medicine and surgery·2024
Same author

Risk profiles and incidence of cardiovascular events across different cancer types.

ESMO open·2023
Same author

Clark County Medical Society.

Chicago medical examiner·2023
Same journal

Before Diagnostic Closure: State-Forming Information in Psychiatric Assessment.

Psychotherapy and psychosomatics·2026
Same journal

Schizophrenia Genetic Liability Drives Chronic Disease Risk in Unaffected Individuals Through Immune and Metabolic Pathways.

Psychotherapy and psychosomatics·2026
Same journal

Psychotherapy, Antidepressants, and Combined Treatment for Depression: A Network Meta-analysis on Social Functioning Outcomes.

Psychotherapy and psychosomatics·2026
Same journal

Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of predictors of treatment effects.

Psychotherapy and psychosomatics·2026
Same journal

Clarifying Scope and Interpretation of Psychotherapeutic Consultation at Work: A Response to Recent Commentary.

Psychotherapy and psychosomatics·2026
Same journal

Efficacy and Moderators of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Difficult-to-Treat Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis.

Psychotherapy and psychosomatics·2026
See all related articles

This study explored abnormal illness behavior and alexithymia. Higher alexithymia correlated with increased disease conviction and affective disturbance, supporting alexithymia

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Abnormal illness behavior is a complex phenomenon.
  • Alexithymia, characterized by difficulty identifying and describing emotions, is increasingly recognized as a relevant factor.
  • Understanding the interplay between illness behavior and alexithymia is crucial for clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between abnormal illness behavior and alexithymia.
  • To examine how alexithymia relates to specific dimensions of illness behavior.
  • To explore potential differences in this relationship across various subject groups.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Illness Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) to measure abnormal illness behavior.
  • Employed the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) to assess alexithymia.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Analyzed data from four distinct cohorts: psychiatric outpatients, psychiatric inpatients, medically ill patients, and healthy controls.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant overlap was found: individuals with higher alexithymia scores reported greater disease conviction, hypochondriacal concern, affective inhibition, affective disturbance, and irritability.
    • Denial was not significantly associated with alexithymia, reinforcing the construct validity of alexithymia.
    • Regression models varied across the four cohorts, indicating that alexithymia, as a state phenomenon, interacts with trait characteristics.

    Conclusions:

    • Alexithymia is closely linked to specific facets of abnormal illness behavior, particularly those involving cognitive and emotional processing of illness.
    • The findings support the construct validity of alexithymia as a distinct psychological construct.
    • The interaction between state alexithymia and trait characteristics suggests a nuanced understanding is required for different patient populations.