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PubMed2005

Are difficulties perceiving and expressing emotions associated with low-back pain? The relationship between lack of emotional awareness (alexithymia) and 12-month prevalence of low-back pain in 1180 urban public transit operators.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of alexithymia (deficit in emotional awareness) with 12-month prevalence of low back pain (LBP) cross-sectionally in a cohort study of 1180 San Francisco transit operators. METHODS: Alexithymia was measured by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). LBP was assessed in medical histories during drivers relicensing exams. Multivariate logistic regression analyses controlled for demographic, behavioral (smoking, alcohol, coping style), and physical and psychosocial job factors measured by questionnaire and interview. RESULTS: Of all the drivers, 31.4% suffered from LBP. Scoring in the upper quartile of alexithymia summary scores was associated with twofold higher odds of LBP (adjusted odds ratio=2.00, 95% confidence interval: 1.31-3.00). The association was stronger in women (adj. OR=4.35) than in men (adj. OR=1.83). The factor "difficulty identifying feelings" showed the strongest association with LBP (adj. OR=2.23). CONCLUSION: The results support an association between alexithymia and LBP.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed2003

Social phobics do not see eye to eye: a visual scanpath study of emotional expression processing.

Clinical observation suggests that social phobia is characterised by eye avoidance in social interaction, reflecting an exaggerated social sensitivity. These reports are consistent with cognitive models of social phobia that emphasize the role of interpersonal processing biases. Yet, these observations have not been verified empirically, nor has the psychophysiological basis of eye avoidance been examined. This is the first study to use an objective psychophysiological marker of visual attention (the visual scanpath) to examine directly how social phobia subjects process interpersonal (facial expression) stimuli. An infra-red corneal reflection technique was used to record visual scanpaths in response to neutral, happy and sad face stimuli in 15 subjects with social phobia, and 15 age and sex-matched normal controls. The social phobia subjects showed an avoidance of facial features, particularly the eyes, but extensive scanning of non-features, compared with the controls. These findings suggest that attentional strategies for the active avoidance of salient facial features are an important marker of interpersonal cues in social phobia. Visual scanpath evidence may, therefore, have important implications for clinical intervention.

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PubMed1991

Glycaemic control in adolescents with type I diabetes and parental expressed emotion.

The parents of 34 adolescents with type I diabetes were interviewed using the Camberwell Family Interview, a well validated and reliable standardised interview which measures aspects of family interaction previously reported as important in the families of diabetics. Contrary to predictions from previous research, poor glycaemic control was not associated with parental apathy, criticism of the child with diabetes, or marital discord. Greater emotional involvement by parents was associated with good glycaemic control. Overall, there was close agreement between parents in their responses although mothers showed more accurate appraisal of their child's diabetes than did fathers.

Adolescent↗