Alexithymia in Chinese patients with chronic schizophrenia: Prevalence, clinical correlates, and relationship with neurocognition and empathy.
Pu PengDong-Mei WangXiaogang ChenYanan ZhouYuzhu HaoShubao ChenQiuxia WuTieqiao LiuXiang-Yang ZhangPublished in: Asia-Pacific psychiatry : official journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists (2023)
Our findings demonstrate a high prevalence of alexithymia and its strong association with clinical symptoms, neurocognition, and empathy, which calls for timely screening and intervention for alexithymia in patients with schizophrenia. Targeting impaired language function, negative symptoms, and impaired affective empathy might help reduce alexithymia and its related negative consequences.