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An evaluation of the absolute and relative stability of alexithymia in patients with major depression.

par Luminet, Olivier ;Bagby, R M;Taylor, G J
Référence Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 70, 5, page (254-260)
Publication Publié, 2001

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Previous studies demonstrating an association between alexithymia and depression have led to the proposal that alexithymia may be a state-dependent phenomenon rather than a stable and enduring personality trait. Several longitudinal studies have provided support for a trait view of alexithymia, but most of these studies evaluated absolute stability only (i.e., the extent to which alexithymia scores change over time) and did not examine the relative stability of alexithymia (i.e., the extent to which relative differences among individuals remain the same over time) in the context of changes in illness symptomatology. The present study evaluated both absolute stability and relative stability of alexithymia in depressed patients who experienced a marked reduction in the severity of depressive symptoms.