Sense of alexithymia in patients with anxiety disorders comorbid with recurrent urticaria

Ewa A Ogłodek,1 Anna M Szota,1 Marek J Just,2 Aleksander Araszkiewicz,1 Adam R Szromek3 1Department of Psychiatry, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Toruń, 2Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Municipal Hospital, Piekary Śląskie, 3Department of Organi...

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Autores principales:	Ogłodek EA, Szota AM, Just MJ, Araszkiewicz A, Szromek AR
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2016
Materias:	alexithymia anxiety recurrent urticaria Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5006d983994a412cafa99bb01fb18dca2021-12-02T05:59:32ZSense of alexithymia in patients with anxiety disorders comorbid with recurrent urticaria1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/5006d983994a412cafa99bb01fb18dca2016-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/sense-of-alexithymia-in-patients-with-anxiety-disorders-comorbid-with--peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Ewa A Ogłodek,1 Anna M Szota,1 Marek J Just,2 Aleksander Araszkiewicz,1 Adam R Szromek3 1Department of Psychiatry, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Toruń, 2Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Municipal Hospital, Piekary Śląskie, 3Department of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Aim: Alexithymia is associated with limited cognitive processing of emotions by an individual suffering from recurrent urticaria and alexithymia and makes them focus on somatic manifestations of emotional arousal and on poorly controlled compulsive reactions to negative stimulation. Alexithymia is considered to be a personality trait, which, along with other factors, predisposes individuals toward developing somatic diseases. The aim of the study was to assess the measurement of alexithymic features in patients with recurrent urticaria and to assess the types of concurrent anxiety disorders and overall anxiety level.Methods: In order to diagnose clinical anxiety symptoms in patients, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale were applied. Alexithymic features were measured by means of a shortened version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, characterized by high discrimination power, internal coherence, and reliability.Results: According to the Toronto Alexithymia Scale results, the greatest contributing factor was “inability to differentiate between feelings and bodily sensations”. This was observed in both males and females. Most frequently, the patients were found to suffer from generalized anxiety disorder and social phobia.Conclusion: Alexithymia may result from the difficulty associated with expressing emotions caused by anxiety disorders. Undergoing treatment for anxiety disorders may contribute to reduced exacerbation of urticaria. Keywords: alexithymia, anxiety, recurrent urticariaOgłodek EASzota AMJust MJAraszkiewicz ASzromek ARDove Medical Pressarticlealexithymiaanxietyrecurrent urticariaNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol 2016, Iss Issue 1, Pp 995-1004 (2016)
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topic	alexithymia anxiety recurrent urticaria Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
spellingShingle	alexithymia anxiety recurrent urticaria Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Ogłodek EA Szota AM Just MJ Araszkiewicz A Szromek AR Sense of alexithymia in patients with anxiety disorders comorbid with recurrent urticaria
description	Ewa A Ogłodek,1 Anna M Szota,1 Marek J Just,2 Aleksander Araszkiewicz,1 Adam R Szromek3 1Department of Psychiatry, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Toruń, 2Department of General and Endocrine Surgery, Municipal Hospital, Piekary Śląskie, 3Department of Organization and Management, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Aim: Alexithymia is associated with limited cognitive processing of emotions by an individual suffering from recurrent urticaria and alexithymia and makes them focus on somatic manifestations of emotional arousal and on poorly controlled compulsive reactions to negative stimulation. Alexithymia is considered to be a personality trait, which, along with other factors, predisposes individuals toward developing somatic diseases. The aim of the study was to assess the measurement of alexithymic features in patients with recurrent urticaria and to assess the types of concurrent anxiety disorders and overall anxiety level.Methods: In order to diagnose clinical anxiety symptoms in patients, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale were applied. Alexithymic features were measured by means of a shortened version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, characterized by high discrimination power, internal coherence, and reliability.Results: According to the Toronto Alexithymia Scale results, the greatest contributing factor was “inability to differentiate between feelings and bodily sensations”. This was observed in both males and females. Most frequently, the patients were found to suffer from generalized anxiety disorder and social phobia.Conclusion: Alexithymia may result from the difficulty associated with expressing emotions caused by anxiety disorders. Undergoing treatment for anxiety disorders may contribute to reduced exacerbation of urticaria. Keywords: alexithymia, anxiety, recurrent urticaria
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author	Ogłodek EA Szota AM Just MJ Araszkiewicz A Szromek AR
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title	Sense of alexithymia in patients with anxiety disorders comorbid with recurrent urticaria
title_short	Sense of alexithymia in patients with anxiety disorders comorbid with recurrent urticaria
title_full	Sense of alexithymia in patients with anxiety disorders comorbid with recurrent urticaria
title_fullStr	Sense of alexithymia in patients with anxiety disorders comorbid with recurrent urticaria
title_full_unstemmed	Sense of alexithymia in patients with anxiety disorders comorbid with recurrent urticaria
title_sort	sense of alexithymia in patients with anxiety disorders comorbid with recurrent urticaria
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/5006d983994a412cafa99bb01fb18dca
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Sense of alexithymia in patients with anxiety disorders comorbid with recurrent urticaria

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