Alexithymia and Somatization in Chronic Pain Patients: A Sequential Mediation Model

Alexithymia and Somatization in Chronic Pain Patients: A Sequential Mediation Model

ObjectiveTo investigate whether chronic pain (CP) patients with somatization reported higher alexithymic traits than those without somatization and to study the different relationships between psychological characteristics, pain, health-related quality of life (HRQL), and somatization.MethodA consec...

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Main Authors: Roberta Lanzara, Chiara Conti, Martina Camelio, Paolo Cannizzaro, Vittorio Lalli, Rosa Grazia Bellomo, Raoul Saggini, Piero Porcelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
chronic pain
alexithymia
somatization
distress
quality of life
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.545881/full

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