Comparison of Alexithymia, General Health and Coping Strategies between Patients with Dermatologic Diseases and Control Group
Background: People, who can identify, understand and express their inner feelings well, cope with negative experiences and adapt with environment and other people successfully. Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by difficulty in identifying, describing and regulating feelings. Patients...
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| author | Hamid Afshar Neda Adibi Afrooz Afshari Setareh Rohani Faezeh Saberi |
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| description | Background: People, who can identify, understand and express their inner feelings well, cope with negative experiences and adapt with environment and other people successfully. Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by difficulty in identifying, describing and regulating feelings. Patients with alexithymia, who cannot cope with stress, somatize their emotional disturbance in a variety of medical disorders, particularly dermatologic diseases.
Methods: In this prospective case-control study, 63 eligible subjects referring to dermatology clinics of Isfahan University of Medical sciences (Isfahan, Iran) were selected by convenience sampling method and implied case group. Control group was selected from normal population without any skin problem. The General health questionnaire (GHQ), Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS-20) and Coping response index (CRI) were used to compare the variables between the groups.
Findings: Alexithymia had association with dermatologic diseases while CRI and GHQ scores showed no significant difference between the groups of case and control.
Conclusion: Present research suggests that in the treatment of dermatologic diseases, psychological problems should be considered. Dermatologist should be aware of alexithymia association with an underlying dermatologic disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2ed5503f23ce4a9fb410e5ac316cf8762023-09-02T14:58:04ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciencesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان1027-75951735-854X2013-08-01312429449531366Comparison of Alexithymia, General Health and Coping Strategies between Patients with Dermatologic Diseases and Control GroupHamid Afshar0Neda Adibi1Afrooz Afshari2Setareh Rohani3Faezeh Saberi4Associate Professor, Psychosomatic Research Center AND Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranResearcher, Psychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranPhD Student, Department of Psychology, School of Psychology and Education Science, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, IranStudent of Medicine, Psychosomatic Research Center AND Behavioral Sciences Research Center AND Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranStudent of Medicine, Psychosomatic Research Center AND Behavioral Sciences Research Center AND Student Research Committee, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranBackground: People, who can identify, understand and express their inner feelings well, cope with negative experiences and adapt with environment and other people successfully. Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by difficulty in identifying, describing and regulating feelings. Patients with alexithymia, who cannot cope with stress, somatize their emotional disturbance in a variety of medical disorders, particularly dermatologic diseases. Methods: In this prospective case-control study, 63 eligible subjects referring to dermatology clinics of Isfahan University of Medical sciences (Isfahan, Iran) were selected by convenience sampling method and implied case group. Control group was selected from normal population without any skin problem. The General health questionnaire (GHQ), Toronto alexithymia scale (TAS-20) and Coping response index (CRI) were used to compare the variables between the groups. Findings: Alexithymia had association with dermatologic diseases while CRI and GHQ scores showed no significant difference between the groups of case and control. Conclusion: Present research suggests that in the treatment of dermatologic diseases, psychological problems should be considered. Dermatologist should be aware of alexithymia association with an underlying dermatologic disease.http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/2956AlexithymiaCoping strategiesGeneral health |
| spellingShingle | Hamid Afshar Neda Adibi Afrooz Afshari Setareh Rohani Faezeh Saberi Comparison of Alexithymia, General Health and Coping Strategies between Patients with Dermatologic Diseases and Control Group مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان Alexithymia Coping strategies General health |
| title | Comparison of Alexithymia, General Health and Coping Strategies between Patients with Dermatologic Diseases and Control Group |
| title_full | Comparison of Alexithymia, General Health and Coping Strategies between Patients with Dermatologic Diseases and Control Group |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of Alexithymia, General Health and Coping Strategies between Patients with Dermatologic Diseases and Control Group |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of Alexithymia, General Health and Coping Strategies between Patients with Dermatologic Diseases and Control Group |
| title_short | Comparison of Alexithymia, General Health and Coping Strategies between Patients with Dermatologic Diseases and Control Group |
| title_sort | comparison of alexithymia general health and coping strategies between patients with dermatologic diseases and control group |
| topic | Alexithymia Coping strategies General health |
| url | http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/2956 |
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