Deficits in theory of mind and emotional awareness in somatoform disorders

Deficits in theory of mind and emotional awareness in somatoform disorders

Introduction: Emotions develop from a less differentiated to a highly differentiated level, and their arrest at a lower level is hypothesized to result in somatization. The present study aimed at investigating the Theory of Mind and emotional awareness in patients with somatoform disorders. Material...

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Main Authors: Abel Thamby, Geetha Desai, Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta, Santosh K Chaturvedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Emotional awareness
somatization
somatoform disorder
Theory of Mind Key messages: Patients with somatoform disorders are more likely to have emotion awareness deficits. These deficits seem to be independent of the mood states.
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2019;volume=41;issue=4;spage=368;epage=374;aulast=Thamby

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