Beck Thomas, Breuss Margit, Kumnig Martin, Schüßler Gerhard
Dr. Thomas Beck, Univ.-Klinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Schöpfstraße 23a, A-6020 Innsbruck, E-Mail:
Z Psychosom Med Psychother. 2013;59(4):385-90. doi: 10.13109/zptm.2013.59.4.385.
The aetiology of somatoform disorders is assumed to consist of several factors, as alexithymia, dysfunctional cognitions and emotion regulation. As a consequence of somatoform disorders social withdrawal is discussed. Several studies prove connections between mental problems, emotion recognition, and functioning social relationships.
A sample of 35 patients suffering from a somatoform disorder and a sample of 73 persons without any somatoform symptoms were investigated according to their ability to identify emotional facial expressions (computer-assisted presentation of photos).
Our results demonstrate significant differences in the ability to decode others' emotional states between people with or without somatoform disorders. In all six tests the patients achieved significantly worse results.
Our results suggest that psychotherapeutic treatment of patients with somatoform disorders should also focus on the recognition of emotions and deal with them.
躯体形式障碍的病因被认为由多种因素构成,如述情障碍、功能失调性认知和情绪调节。作为躯体形式障碍的一个后果,社交退缩受到了讨论。多项研究证实了心理问题、情绪识别和正常社交关系之间的联系。
对35名患有躯体形式障碍的患者样本和73名无任何躯体形式症状的人员样本,就其识别面部表情情绪的能力(通过计算机辅助呈现照片)进行了调查。
我们的结果表明,患有或未患有躯体形式障碍的人群在解读他人情绪状态的能力上存在显著差异。在所有六项测试中,患者的结果明显更差。
我们的结果表明,对躯体形式障碍患者的心理治疗也应注重情绪识别并加以处理。