title: Alexithymia, social detachment and cognitive processing.
abstract: Using lexical content analysis (linguistic inquiry and word count), the hypotheses that social detachment and impaired cognitive processing are typical for alexithymia are investigated. Based on clinical interviews with 32 outpatients (mixed diagnoses), we found support for the hypotheses for the externally oriented thinking facet of alexithymia only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Stijn.Vanheule@UGent.be
authors.forename: Stijn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vanheule
authors.forename: Reitske
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meganck
authors.forename: Mattias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Desmet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011594:Psychometrics