Alexithymia and anxiety in female chronic pain patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objectives</p> <p>Alexithymia is highly prevalent among chronic pain patients. Pain is a remarkable cause for high levels of chronic anxiety. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of alexithymia and to determine anxiety levels am...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Saatcioglu Omer, Celikel Feryal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-08-01
Series:Annals of General Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/5/1/13