불안 장애 환자와 우울 장애 환자의 감정표현불능증Alexithymia in Anxiety Disorders and Depressive Disorders
- Other Titles
- Alexithymia in Anxiety Disorders and Depressive Disorders
- Authors
- 김부용; 류석환
- Issue Date
- 2015
- Publisher
- 대한불안의학회
- Keywords
- Alexithymia; Quality of life; Well-being; Depressive disorder; Anxiety disorder.; 감정표현불능증; 삶의 질; 웰빙; 우울 장애; 불안 장애.
- Citation
- 대한불안의학회지, v.11, no.2, pp.149 - 154
- Journal Title
- 대한불안의학회지
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 149
- End Page
- 154
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/11176
- ISSN
- 2586-0151
- Abstract
- Objective : The aim of the study was to investigate the difference in alexithymia between anxiety disorder and depressive disorder. The second was to evaluate the effect of alexithymia on quality of life in patients with anxiety disorder and depressive disorder.
Methods : A total of 175 patients with diagnoses of anxiety disorder or depressive disorder were recruited. Demographic, psychosocial, and clinical data were analyzed, as well as results on the 20-item Toronto alexithymia Scale (TAS-20K), the Symptom Checklist-90-Re-vised (SCL-90-R), a quality of life scale, the Beck Depression scale, and Beck Anxiety Inventory.
Results : As compared with the patients with anxiety disorder, patients with depressive disorder showed significantly higher total score on the TAS-20K and for factor 1 (difficulties identifying feelings) and factor 2 (difficulties describing feeling) scales of the TAS-20K and showed significantly lower scores of psychosocial well-being on the quality of life scale. Total scores on the TAS-20K correlated significantly with scores for some subscale on the quality of life scale.
Conclusion : This study suggest that patients with depressive disorder had more alexithymic symptoms and worse quality of life compared with those with anxiety disorder. Also, alexithymic symptoms are found to be associated with quality of life. Therefore, clinicians should try to focus on relieving symptoms to help patients restore their psychological well-being and improve their quality of life. (Anxiety and Mood 2015; 11(2):149-154)
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