Examining differences in cognitive and affective theory of mind between persons with high and low extent of somatic symptoms: an experimental study.
Mira A PreisDennis GolmBirgit Kröner-HerwigAntonia BarkePublished in: BMC psychiatry (2017)
The data supported the hypothesis that deficits in affective ToM are related to somatic symptoms. Neither cognitive ToM nor self-reported emotional awareness were associated with somatic symptoms. Self-reported emotional awareness, alexithymia and symptoms of depression and anxiety shared a considerable amount of variance.