Alexithymia, masked depression and loss in a Holocaust survivor.
A woman who suffered multiple losses in childhood and adolescence became depressed 40 years later, after a series of new losses. Concomitant alexithymic features caused a masking of her depression by somatic symptoms. The relationships between alexithymia, masked depression and loss are discussed.
Fisch
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Department of Psychiatry, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D003209:Concentration Camps; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007585:Jews / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D010556:Personality Tests; D011330:Prisons; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013534:Survival / Q000523:psychology*
D007099:Imipramine