The attribution of somatic symptoms in psychiatric outpatients

Thomas N. Wise; Lee S. Mann

doi:10.1016/S0010-440X(95)90247-3

The attribution of somatic symptoms in psychiatric outpatients

Thomas N. Wise, Lee S. Mann

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Abstract

The attribution of common somatic symptoms was investigated in 100 psychiatric outpatients. Subjects who were more depressed and alexithymic as measured by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS) tended to endorse a psychological attribution for somatic complaints. Somatosensory amplification, anxiety, and inability to express and report specific feelings predicted psychological attribution. The data support the role of alexithymia in somatization and further explain a possible role of psychological attribution of somatic symptoms in the underrecognition of physical disorders in psychiatric patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	407-410
Number of pages	4
Journal	Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume	36
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0010-440X(95)90247-3
State	Published - 1995
Externally published	Yes

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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