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Alexithymia as a predictor of treatment response in post-traumatic stress disorder

✍ Scribed by Thomas R. Kosten; John H. Krystal; Earl L. Giller Jr; Julia Frank; Elisheva Dan

Publisher: Springer
Year: 1992
Tongue: English
Weight: 603 KB
Volume: 5
Category: Article
ISSN: 0894-9867
DOI: 10.1002/jts.2490050406

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✦ Synopsis

FiFy-seven veterans with post-traumatic stress dhor&r (PTSD) completed the Alexithymia Provoked Response Questionnaire (APRQ) upon entering an 8-week randomized trial comparing pheneline, imipramine, and placebo. Low alexithymia on the APRQ significantly predicted improvement on the avoidance i t e m of the Impact of Events Scale (IES) particularly among patients treated with placebo, but was not associated with changes in the intrmwn items of the scale.

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