Alexithymia and Psychological Distress in Patients With Fibromyalgia and Rheumatic Disease

Alexithymia and Psychological Distress in Patients With Fibromyalgia and Rheumatic Disease

BackgroundFibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic rheumatologic disease characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and other psychopathological symptoms which have a negative impact on patients’ quality of life. FMS is frequently associated with alexithymia, a multidimensional construct chara...

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Main Authors: Laura Marchi, Francesca Marzetti, Graziella Orrù, Simona Lemmetti, Mario Miccoli, Rebecca Ciacchini, Paul Kenneth Hitchcott, Laura Bazzicchi, Angelo Gemignani, Ciro Conversano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
chronic pain
fibromyalgia
alexithymia
rheumatoid arthritis
depression
anxiety
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01735/full

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