Insight and alexithymia in adult outpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

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作者
De Berardis, D [1 ]
Campanella, D [1 ]
Gambi, F [1 ]
Sepede, G [1 ]
Salini, G [1 ]
Carano, A [1 ]
La Rovere, R [1 ]
Pelusi, L [1 ]
Penna, L [1 ]
Cicconetti, A [1 ]
Cotellessa, C [1 ]
Salerno, RM [1 ]
Ferro, FM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ GD Annunzio Chieti, Inst Psychiat, Dept Oncol & Neurosci, Inst Psychiat,Palazzina SE BI,Scuole Specializzaz, I-66013 Chieti, Italy
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insight; alexithymia; obsessive-compulsive disorder; depression;
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10.1007/s00406-005-0573-y
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Objective To elucidate the relationships between insight and alexithymia in a sample of adult outpatients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Method 112 adult outpatients with OCD were tested. Severity of OCD was assessed with the first 10-items of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and score for item #11 on the Y-BOCS was considered as a measure of insight. Alexithymia was measured with 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). Additional measures were Maudsley Hospital Obsessive Compulsive Inventory (MOCI) and Montgomery angstrom sberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). Results Of the patients, 29.5% showed poor or no insight. Patients with poor or no insight were more alexithymic than patients with excellent, good and moderate insight. TAS-20 total score and subfactors positively correlated with score for item #11 on the Y-BOCS, severity of OCD and MADRS scores. In stepwise regression model, MADRS scores, factor 3 of TAS-20 (Externally Oriented Thinking), somatic and hoarding-saving obsessions were significantly associated with lower insight. Conclusions Results show a relationship between poor or absent insight and high alexithymia levels in OCD patients.
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