Evaluation of alexithymia in individuals with chronic pain in a Mexican population: Alexithymia in a Mexican population.
Ana FresánThelma Beatriz González-CastroSherezada Pool-GarcíaCarlos Alfonso Tovilla-ZárateEduardo Castellanos-NarvaézJuan Pablo Sánchez de la CruzIsela Esther Juárez-RojopMaría Lilia López-NarváezAlejandro Molina LopezPublished in: International journal of psychiatry in medicine (2020)
Our results show that a large proportion of individuals who attend public health services in a Mexican population present pain. We also identified that pain could be associated with alexithymia, in particular with a difficulty in describing and identifying feelings. An early identification and treatment of alexithymia could help in reducing the clinical burden of chronic pain in Mexican outpatients.