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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Prevalence of Alexithymia in Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A Cross-sectional Study in Egypt.

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2021


Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34880925?dopt=Abstract


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Prevalence of Alexithymia in Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A Cross-sectional Study in Egypt.

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Prevalence of Alexithymia in Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms: A Cross-sectional Study in Egypt.
Rady A, Alamrawy R G, Ramadan I, Abdelraouf M
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2021; 17:136-145.
PMID: 34880925.

Abstract

There is a high incidence of alexithymia in people who report medically unexplained symptoms. There have been limited studies on the prevalence of alexithymia in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) in various ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
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