The alexithymic brain: the neural pathways linking alexithymia to physical disorders

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Alexithymia is a personality trait characterized by difficulties in identifying and describing feelings and is associated with psychiatric and psychosomatic disorders. The mechanisms underlying the link between emotional dysregulation and psychosomatic disorders...

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Main Authors: Kano Michiko, Fukudo Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BioPsychoSocial Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.bpsmedicine.com/content/7/1/1