OBJECTIVE: We studied the prevalence of alexithymia, its distribution in different age groups
in a wide age range, its association with sociodemographic and health-related variables, …

BackgroundThere is an excess of death from natural causes among people with
schizophrenia.AimsSchizophrenia and its treatment with neuroleptics were studied for their …

BackgroundThe impact of clinically diagnosed mental disorders on mortality in the general
population has not been established.AimsTo examine mental disorders for their prediction of …

Background Information on prevalence, accumulation and variation of common mental
disorders is essential for both etiological research and development of mental health service …

Objective: Even though the association between alexithymia and somatization seems
plausible according to several studies with selected populations, it has not been verified in …

We examined the prevalence of alexithymia and its associations with sociodemographic
factors in a population cohort. The study forms part of the Northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort. …

Depending on the way it is defined depression can be seen as a state of mood, as a symptom,
as a syndrome or as a clinical diagnosis. Epidemiological studies show that depression is …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to explore the possible association between
alexithymia and anxiety in a non-clinical sample of late adolescents. METHODS: The …

OBJECTIVE: In recent years, the occurrence of alexithymia among the general population
has been ascertained in a handful of studies. There are no data concerning the epidemiology …

Simple screening questionnaires for major psychiatric disorders are needed for epidemiological
research and clinical work. We describe the characteristics of the Hopkins Symptom …