Is alexithymia a transdiagnostic factor across depressive, anxiety, and eating disorders in adults? A meta-analytic review.

2025/08/07 by Sophie Rachel Yeung, Litza Kiropoulos, Chi Nguyen +5 · 1 voice
Medicine · #Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research #Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

paper · doi:10.1037/cps0000288

openalex publication_date 2025/08/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23

Abstract

Is Alexithymia a Transdiagnostic Factor Across Depressive, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders in Adults? A Meta-Analytic Review

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• This commentary follows a #meta-analysis on alexithymia and its association with eating, anxiety and depressive disorders by Yeung et al. (doi.org/10.1037/cps0...). [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]

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