THE STABILITY OF ALEXITHYMIA IN DEPRESSED-PATIENTS

Authors
WISE TN MANN LS RANDELL P
Citation
Tn. Wise et al., THE STABILITY OF ALEXITHYMIA IN DEPRESSED-PATIENTS, Psychopathology, 28(4), 1995, pp. 173-176
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
Psychopathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02544962
Volume
28
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
173 - 176
Database
ISI
SICI code
0254-4962(1995)28:4<173:TSOAID>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The stability of alexithymia as measured by the Toronto Alexithymia Sc ale (TAS) and its relationship to depression were investigated in 50 d epressed inpatients. The test-retest coefficient for TAS over a 5-day period was 0.57 (p < 0.001). A reliable change index for depressed moo d indicated that mood covaried with the TAS, but changes in TAS were n ot clinically significant. The data support alexithymia as a stable pe rsonality construct,