Relativity between alexithymia and cognitive function in somatoform disorders
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2014.01.022
- VernacularTitle:躯体形式障碍患者述情障碍与认知功能的相关性分析
- Author:
Feng YI
;
Kai ZOU
;
Lili ZHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Somatoform disorders;
Cognitive function
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2014;13(1):60-62
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
To explore the relativity between alexithymia and cognitive function in somatoform disorder patients.A total of 40 patients aged 18-65 years fulfilling the criteria of ICD-10 for somatoform disorders were recruited as research group.And 40 normal healthy subjects were selected as control group.Toronto alexithymia scale-20 (TAS-20) was employed to examine the alexithymia.And cognitive abilities screening instrument (CASI) was used to measure their cognitive ability.The 9-factor scores and total score of CASI test in patients with somatoforill disorder were significantly lower than those in the normal controls (P ＜ 0.05 or ＜ 0.01).The 3-factor scores and total score of TAS-20 test in patients withsomatoforill disorder were significantly higher than those in the normal controls (P ＜ 0.05 or ＜ 0.01).In research group,CASI scores were negatively correlated with the TAS-20 scores (P ＜0.05 or 0.01).
