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Alexithymic traits in adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

I. Nicolau ,
A. Iotu ,
M. Leti ,
L. Andrei ,
M. Stancu  and
F. Rad
I. Nicolau*
Affiliation:
“Prof.Dr. Al. Obregia” Psychiatry Clinical Hospital, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Bucharest, Romania
A. Iotu
Affiliation:
“Prof.Dr. Al. Obregia” Psychiatry Clinical Hospital, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Bucharest, Romania
M. Leti
Affiliation:
“Prof.Dr. Al. Obregia” Psychiatry Clinical Hospital, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Bucharest, Romania
L. Andrei
Affiliation:
“Prof.Dr. Al. Obregia” Psychiatry Clinical Hospital, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Bucharest, Romania Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Bucharest, Romania
M. Stancu
Affiliation:
“Prof.Dr. Al. Obregia” Psychiatry Clinical Hospital, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Bucharest, Romania Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Bucharest, Romania
F. Rad
Affiliation:
“Prof.Dr. Al. Obregia” Psychiatry Clinical Hospital, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Bucharest, Romania Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Bucharest, Romania
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Alexithymia is a construct which has been described in persons under the autistic spectrum. Besides Autistic Spectrum Disorders, alexithymia nowadays is highly correlated with several psychiatric disorders, among them being Eating Disorders. Several studies suggested a “cognitive-affective” division in the inner experience of patients with Anorexia Nervosa, because of their difficulty in describing, identifying and recognising their own emotions as well as others

Objectives

This study aims to identify how many adolescents diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa meet the characteristics of alexithymic personality traits and in which domain of these traits they had the most struggles with.

Methods

The study lot includes 34 adolescents diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa evaluated by a self report survey: Online Alexithymia Questionnaire-G2 (OAQ-G2). The cut-off scores are: 113 and above - correlated with alexithymia, 95-112 - correlated with possible alexithymia and under 94 - insignificant clinical score. We analyzed the result of every subcategory of the questionnaire in order to determine whether there is an area affected more than others.

Results

The sample included 34 patients, female to male ratio 31:3, evaluated in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, “Prof. Dr. Alexandru Obregia” Psychiatry Hospital. 29,41% had clinically semnificative scores for alexithymic traits, while 52,94% scored for possibile alexithymia according to the OAQ-G2.

Conclusions

In 82,35% of patients from the lot we identified alexithymic personality traits. The F1 subcategory (difficulty identifying feelings) and F5a (problematic interpersonal process) were the ones that distinguished the alexithymic group from the possible alexithymic one.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Anorexia nervosaalexithymiaeating disorderadolescence
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S384
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