Importance of considering interoceptive abilities in alexithymia assessment

Background Recent studies have shown that people with high alexithymia scores have decreased interoceptive abilities, which can be associated with psychological and physical disorders. Early assessments of the alexithymia trait included the evaluation of these abilities through the dimension measuri...

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Main Authors: Alicia Fournier, Olivier Luminet, Michael Dambrun, Frédéric Dutheil, Sonia Pellissier, Laurie Mondillon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7615.pdf