Alexithymia in Anorexia Nervosa, More State Than Trait? A Multi‐Dimensional Assessment of Emotion Processing in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa, Recovered Patients and Healthy Controls.
Objective: Alexithymia is implicated in both development and maintenance of Anorexia Nervosa (AN). It is unclear what defines alexithymia in AN. In this study, emotion processing related to alexithymia was examined. Method: 40 patients with AN, 43 recovered (RC) patients and 35 matched healthy contr...
| Publicado en: | European Eating Disorders Review Vol. 34; no. 5; pp. 1402 - 1412 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2026
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