Assessment of alexithymia in posttraumatic stress disorder and somatic illness: introduction of a reliable measure.
Krystal JH, Giller EL, Cicchetti DV. Assessment of alexithymia in posttraumatic stress disorder and somatic illness: introduction of a reliable measure. Psychosomatic Medicine 1986, 48: 84-94. PMID: 3945719, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-198601000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAffective SymptomsHumansMaleMood DisordersPersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychophysiologic DisordersStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransVietnamConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderBeth Israel Psychosomatic QuestionnaireSomatic illnessStress disorderOutpatient treatmentAffective patientsAffective disordersPsychiatric inpatientsPatientsSchalling-Sifneos ScaleComparison groupAssessment of alexithymiaMedical servicesInterrater reliabilityPsychosomatic researchVietnam veteransDisordersSimilar degreeInpatientsGreater degreePsychosomatic QuestionnaireIllnessMMPI subscalesSomatic groupsReliable measure