Alexithymia and facial emotion recognition in patients with craniofacial pain and association of alexithymia with anxiety and depression: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Roy La ToucheAlberto García-SalgadoFerran Cuenca-MartínezSantiago Angulo-Díaz-ParreñoAlba Paris-Alemany Luis Suso-MartíAida Herranz-Gómez

Published in: PeerJ (2021)

Patients with CFP showed alexithymia with moderate evidence. There was also moderate evidence indicating that these patients had significant deficits in facial emotion recognition compared with asymptomatic individuals. Furthermore, alexithymia showed statistically significant correlations with anxiety and depression levels.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
autism spectrum disorder
depressive symptoms
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
high intensity
chronic pain
soft tissue
neuropathic pain
spinal cord injury
patient reported outcomes
spinal cord