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Papers: 7 Dec 24 - 13 Dec 24


2025 Feb


Pain Rep


39664711


10


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Assessing alexithymia in chronic pain: psychometric properties of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 and Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire.

Authors

Aaron RV, Preece DA, Heathcote LC, Wegener ST, Campbell CM, Mun CJ

Abstract

Alexithymia is elevated in chronic pain and relates to poor pain-related outcomes. However, despite concerns from other clinical populations, the psychometric properties of alexithymia measures have not been rigorously established in chronic pain.