Abstract
The Author' aim is to evaluate the presence/level of Alexithymia in sample of adolescent patients with diagnosis of Anorexia Nervosa compared with a control subjects and to evaluate the parents' score at the scale and consider possible correlations with their child's score. The 31 patients and their parents has been requested to compile a self-administered questionnaire (TAS-20). The same questionnaire was compiled by a control adolescent group matched to the patients by age and socio-economic status, without history of eating disorders and a control group of parents. The Authors discuss data compared.
| Translated title of the contribution | Anorexia nervosa and alexithymia: Clinic study in an adolescent sample |
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| Original language | Italian |
| Pages (from-to) | 93-103 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Imago |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health