Alexithymia in Patients with Somatization Difficulties and Tinnitus-Related Distress: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Chronic tinnitus, the perception of sound without an external source, can significantly affect individuals' well-being. As an often medically unexplained symptom, chronic tinnitus can present as a "somatoform" or "functional" difficulty. Some evidence has pointed to alexithymia as a transdiagnostically relevant risk factor for both symptom clusters. Using a two-part rapid review-searching within EBSCO, Embase by Ovid, PubMed, Web of Science-we summarize psychological studies regarding alexithymia, i.e., difficulties in recognizing and expressing emotions and (1) somatoform conditions and (2) chronic tinnitus. For the former (inclusion criteria: (1) adult human beings with different kinds of somatization, (2) longitudinal study designs, (3) publication between 2001 and 2021, (4) full-text i

SUBMITTER: Freiherr von Schoenhueb D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10649228 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature