Alexithymia: Concept and Measurement

作者：Roberta J. Apfel, Peter E. Sifneos · 发表于：Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · 年份：2010 · DOI：10.1159/000287386 · 被引用次数：295 · 研究领域：Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Alexithymia is a concept in need of validation and measurement. The paper summarizes alexithymia as it is understood clinically and describes questionnaires used to elicit information helpful in making the assessment of alexithymia characteristics. Problems in use and the need for further work on comparative clinical experience are discussed.