Attachment representation in adolescent patients with somatoform disorders

VernacularTitle:躯体形式障碍青少年的依恋特征
Author: Guo LIU ; Xumei WANG ; Yun SHAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Adolescent; Somatoform disorders; Attachment
From:Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2012;21(2):139-141
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveTo examine the attachment style,the anxious and avoidant related attachment in adolescent patients with somatoform disorders.MethodsAll of the 66 patients who were diagnosed as somatoform disorder and 80 controls completed the assessments of common information,experiences in close relationships scales.All the data was analyzed by SPSS13.0.ResultsCompared with control group,somatofonn disorder group had higher ratio of insecure attachment,and there were statistically significant differences between them (29.5％vs 81％,x2 =40.584,P＜0.01 ).The scores of avoidant and anxious related attachment in somatoform group were significant higher than those in control group ( separately 70.51 ± 15.08 vs 62.58 ± 14.18,t =4.449,P ＜0.0l ;64.25 ± 18.91 vs 51.49 ± 14.13,t =3.210,P ＜ 0.01 ).ConclusionThere is a higher incidence of insecure attachment and higher level of anxious and avoidant related attachment in adolescent patients with somatoform disorder.The most common style is dismissing attachment.