Open AccessMentalizing self and others: A controlled study investigating the relationship between alexithymia and theory of mind in major depressive disorder
Author(s) -
Onur Durmaz,
Hayriye Baykan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_554_19
Subject(s) - alexithymia , toronto alexithymia scale , psychology , anxiety , beck depression inventory , depression (economics) , feeling , clinical psychology , major depressive disorder , mentalization , correlation , psychiatry , developmental psychology , mood , social psychology , geometry , mathematics , economics , macroeconomics
Theory of mind (ToM) and alexithymia have been reported to relate with depression in recent studies. However, data regarding the role of alexithymia and ToM in depression remain uncertain.