A longitudinal study of alexithymia and psychological distress in inflammatory bowel disease

Piero Porcelli; Claudio Leoci; Vito Guerra; Graeme J. Taylor; R. Michael Bagby

doi:10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00221-8

A longitudinal study of alexithymia and psychological distress in inflammatory bowel disease

Piero Porcelli, Claudio Leoci, Vito Guerra, Graeme J. Taylor, R. Michael Bagby

Ente Ospedaliero Specializzato in Gastroenterologia "Saverio de Bellis"

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Abstract

A group of 104 patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was followed longitudinally for 6 months. While anxiety and depression scores were influenced over time by changes in the level of disease activity, there was no significant change in alexithymia scores. The findings support the contention that alexithymia is a stable personality characteristic in some IBD patients, in contrast to anxiety and depression which are state phenomena influenced by the level of disease activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	569-573
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume	41
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00221-8
Publication status	Published - Dec 1996

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Keywords

Alexithymia
Inflammatory bowel disease

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychiatry and Mental health
Biological Psychiatry
Psychology(all)

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Porcelli, P., Leoci, C., Guerra, V., Taylor, G. J., & Bagby, R. M. (1996). A longitudinal study of alexithymia and psychological distress in inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 41(6), 569-573. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00221-8

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