Meta‐analysis of alexithymia in posttraumatic...

Meta‐analysis of alexithymia in posttraumatic stress disorder

Abstract

The authors present a meta-analysis investigating the prevalence of alexithymia in 12 studies encompassing 1,095 individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A large effect size was found associating PTSD with alexithymia. Effect sizes were higher in studies of male combat PTSD samples in comparison with studies of other PTSD samples. Clinical and research directions are discussed.

Authors

Frewen PA; Dozois DJA; Neufeld RWJ; Lanius RA

Journal

Journal of Traumatic Stress, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 243–246

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

April 1, 2008

DOI

10.1002/jts.20320

ISSN

0894-9867

Associated Experts

Ruth Lanius

Assistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct), Faculty of Health Sciences

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