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KMID : 0389520020090010056
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Sleep Medicine.Psychophysiology
2002 Volume.9 No. 1 p.56 ~ p.60
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Alexithymia in Patients with Tension-Type Headache
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Shin Dong-In
Ham Byung-Joo
Kwon Ho-In
Park Gun-Woo
Kim Leen
Suh Kwang-Yoon
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Abstract
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Objective: Various psychological factors influence the occurrence of tension-type headaches. The aim of this study is to compare the level of alexithymia between tension-type headache patients and normal controls.
Methods: Sixty-six subjects with tension-type headaches and 59 controls were studied. The Beck Depression Inventory and Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20K) were administered to the tension-type headache group and TAS-20K to the normal control group.
Results: Compared with normal controls, the tension-type headache group had significantly higher alexithymia scores. There was also significant association between the level of alexithymia and the severity of the depression in tension-type headache patients.
Conclusions: These findings suggest that patients with tension-type headaches have difficulty in expressing their emotions. And in patients with tension-type headaches, the more alexithymic they are, the more depressive.
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KEYWORD
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Tension-type headache, Alexithymia, Depression,
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