Alexithymia in Severely Obese Patients Seeking Surgical Treatment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13656045 |
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| Authors | Virginie Maréchal (University Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire and Hǒpital Pinel, Amiens, France), Gwenolé Loas (0000-0003-1719-916X, University Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire and Hǒpital Pinel, Amiens, France, corresponding author), Alain Legrand (University Department of Psychiatry, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire and Hǒpital Pinel, Amiens, France), Maurice Corcos (0000-0002-9695-5439, Department of Adolescent Psychiatry, The Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 935-944 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.105.3.935-944 |
| PMID | 20099557 |
| OpenAlex | W2042992559 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
The purpose of the study was to examine the rate of alexithymia as measured by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale in a sample of severely obese subjects, as well as the relationships between this dimension and five other dimensions found in obesity: depression, anhedonia, external locus of control, impulsivity, and interpersonal dependency. A second purpose was to test the hypothesis that alexithymia could be a prognosis factor in severely obese subjects seeking bariatric surgery. 49 severely obese and 40 psychiatric patients presenting mood, neurotic, or personality disorders participated. Analyses showed a significantly lower rate of alexithymia in severely obese (42.9%) than in psychiatric patients (67.5%). Interpersonal dependency was the main predictor of alexithymia in the two samples and impulsivity as well as anhedonia were independent predictors of alexithymia only in the severely obese sample. Preoperative Body Mass Index was the sole predictor of 1-yr. postoperative Body Mass Index in severely obese subjects receiving surgical treatment
Alexithymia · Anhedonia · Body mass index · Impulsivity · Mood · Neuroticism · Personality · Psychiatry · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming · Toronto Alexithymia Scale · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
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A Scale for the Assessment of Hedonic Tone the Snaith–Hamilton Pleasure Scale
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A Measure of Interpersonal Dependency
Alexithymia and Body Weight in Obese Patients
Alexithymia in a Clinical Sample of Obese Women
Impulsivity and test meal intake in obese binge eating women
Alexithymia and Hedonic Capacity
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