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Eat Disord. 2010 May-Jun;18(3):226-38. doi: 10.1080/10640261003719518.

Alexithymia and eating disorder symptoms in adolescents.

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Unit of Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Abstract

An increasing amount of evidence indicates an association between alexithymia and eating disorder symptoms. This possible association was evaluated in a non-clinical sample of late adolescents. Seven hundred and twenty nine adolescents completed the questionnaire and formed the final sample. Alexithymia was measured using the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale and eating disorder symptoms were assessed using the SCOFF questionnaire. The rate of alexithymia was 8.2%, without any gender difference. The mean SCOFF scores differed significantly between alexithymic and non-alexithymic subjects, and the share of SCOFF positive subjects was significantly higher among alexithymics. The results suggest that eating disorder symptoms are more common in alexithymic adolescents.

PMID:
20419527
DOI:
10.1080/10640261003719518
[Indexed for MEDLINE]

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