| Title: |
Characterising alexithymia in individuals with functional motor disorders: a cross-sectional analysis of the Italian Registry of Functional Motor Disorders |
| Authors: |
Ostuzzi, Giovanni; Geroin, Christian; Gastaldon, Chiara; Tedeschi, Federico; Clesi, Francesca Maria; Trevisan, Giacomo; Bidello, Giovanni; Vita, Giovanni; Marcuzzo, Enrico; Sandri, Angela; Romito, Luigi M; Eleopra, Roberto; Tesolin, Lucia; Franch, Ilaria; Zappia, Mario; Nicoletti, Alessandra; Demartini, Benedetta; Nisticò, Veronica; Modugno, Nicola; Olivola, Enrica; Pilotto, Andrea; Padovani, Alessandro; Defazio, Giovanni; Ercoli, Tommaso; Petracca, Martina; De Micco, Rosa; Dallocchio, Carlo; Esposito, Marcello; Erro, Roberto; Del Prete, Eleonora; Amaddeo, Francesco; Barbui, Corrado; Tinazzi, Michele |
| Contributors: |
Ostuzzi, Giovanni; Geroin, Christian; Gastaldon, Chiara; Tedeschi, Federico; Clesi, Francesca Maria; Trevisan, Giacomo; Bidello, Giovanni; Vita, Giovanni; Marcuzzo, Enrico; Sandri, Angela; Romito, Luigi M; Eleopra, Roberto; Tesolin, Lucia; Franch, Ilaria; Zappia, Mario; Nicoletti, Alessandra; Demartini, Benedetta; Nisticò, Veronica; Modugno, Nicola; Olivola, Enrica; Pilotto, Andrea; Padovani, Alessandro; Defazio, Giovanni; Ercoli, Tommaso; Petracca, Martina; De Micco, Rosa; Dallocchio, Carlo; Esposito, Marcello; Erro, Roberto; Del Prete, Eleonora; Amaddeo, Francesco; Barbui, Corrado; Tinazzi, Michele |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Collection: |
Università degli Studi di Verona: Catalogo dei Prodotti della Ricerca (IRIS) |
| Subject Terms: |
Depression; Functional neurological disorders; Scales |
| Description: |
Background: Alexithymia, a personality trait characterised by difficulty in identifying and expressing emotions, may contribute to the onset and clinical presentation of functional motor disorders (FMDs), although this association remains underexplored. Methods: From the Italian Registry of FMDs, we selected individuals recruited between November 2011 and January 2023, diagnosed with FMD according to Gupta and Lang criteria and assessed for various neurological and psychological features with validated rating scales. The main statistical analysis included regression models using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale 20 items as an explanatory variable for a set of clinical measures, adjusting for sociodemographic factors and correcting for multiple testing. Results: In a cohort of 483 individuals, 20.7% had possible alexithymia and 31.5% had definite alexithymia. Higher levels of alexithymia were strongly associated with increased severity of depression (β=0.31, p |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
ELETTRONICO |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/39961654; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:001425457900001; volume:96; issue:10; firstpage:990; lastpage:997; numberofpages:8; journal:JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY; https://hdl.handle.net/11562/1155293 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/jnnp-2024-334788 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/11562/1155293; https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2024-334788 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; license:Creative commons ; license uri:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.4B1AC0FA |
| Database: |
BASE |