Attachment and alexithymia: the role of emotions from the affective deprivation towards illness

<p> </p><p>A growing body of evidence investigated the relationship between alexithymia and attachment styles. Particularly, the attachment model suggests that repeated crucial stressful interactions, such as trauma, can increase the vulnerability to illness in adult life. Nowadays...

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Main Authors: Valentina Leonardi, Marialetizia Caracciolo, Domenico Mallamace
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Messina 2014-01-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Online Access:http://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/947