2020
Alexithymia and pain experience among patients using methadone-maintenance therapy
Morie KP, Potenza MN, Beitel M, Oberleitner LM, Roos CR, Yip SW, Oberleitner DE, Gaeta M, Barry DT. Alexithymia and pain experience among patients using methadone-maintenance therapy. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 218: 108387. PMID: 33168339, PMCID: PMC8103623, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderPain interferencePain acceptancePain experienceUse disordersMethadone maintenance therapySubset of patientsMethadone-treated patientsMethadone maintenance treatmentDrug use historyReporting painPain severityImportant intervention targetMaintenance treatmentMore painPain catastrophizingPainPatientsEffect of alexithymiaTreatment targetsDrug useIntervention targetsRole of alexithymiaRegression analysisSelf-report measures
2019
Mood Disorders in High-Functioning Autism: The Importance of Alexithymia and Emotional Regulation
Morie KP, Jackson S, Zhai ZW, Potenza MN, Dritschel B. Mood Disorders in High-Functioning Autism: The Importance of Alexithymia and Emotional Regulation. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2019, 49: 2935-2945. PMID: 31028592, PMCID: PMC7375152, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-019-04020-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEmotional regulationAutistic featuresSerial multiple mediator modelEmotion regulation difficultiesHigh functioning autismAnxiety/depression symptomsMood disordersMultiple mediator modelImportance of alexithymiaCo-morbid anxietyDepression symptom severityDepression/anxietyRegulation difficultiesAutistic symptomsSpectrum disorderMediator modelAlexithymiaDepression symptomsSymptom severityAnxietyYoung adultsSerial relationshipOutcome variablesDisorders