Gage B C, Egan K J
Psychother Psychosom. 1984;41(3):136-44. doi: 10.1159/000287801.
Alexithymic and nonalexithymic hypertensives were assessed for severity of hypertension using a weighting system based on diastolic blood pressure, optic fundi, ECG, chest X ray, renal studies, and patient history. Outpatient hypertensives (diastolic blood pressure greater than 95 mm Hg) were selected as subjects because they are largely asymptomatic; thus, focusing on somatic ills to the exclusion of thoughts about emotions is not likely to be due to their hypertensive pathology but rather reflects psychological constitution. Controlling for age differences, it was found that alexithymics manifested more severe hypertensive sequelae than did nonalexithymics ; there was, however, no difference in severity of atherosclerosis. The results suggest that alexithymia is not only correlated with hypertension but may also play a role in its etiology.
使用基于舒张压、眼底、心电图、胸部X光、肾脏检查及患者病史的加权系统，对述情障碍型和非述情障碍型高血压患者的高血压严重程度进行评估。门诊高血压患者（舒张压大于95毫米汞柱）被选为研究对象，因为他们大多没有症状；因此，关注身体疾病而排除情绪方面的想法，不太可能是由于他们的高血压病理状况，而更可能反映的是心理体质。在控制年龄差异后发现，述情障碍型患者比非述情障碍型患者表现出更严重的高血压后遗症；然而，动脉粥样硬化的严重程度并无差异。结果表明，述情障碍不仅与高血压相关，还可能在其病因中起作用。
