title: Separation-individuation, aggression and alexithymia in psoriasis.
abstract: A psychosomatic study of psoriasis was conducted in order to: 1) assess the level of extra- and intra-aggression (cf. the conflicting results in Matussek et al. (1) and Lyketsos et al. (2)); 2) point out the presence of alexithymia, i.e. impoverished fantasy life and inability to describe the emotions (cf. some negative results in Fava et al. (3)); and 3) explore the interactional variables, connected with the pathology of the separation-individuation process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Second University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Rubino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sonnino
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Stefanato
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pezzarossa
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ciani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D008950:MMPI; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D010556:Personality Tests / Q000379:methods; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000523:psychology*