Alexithymia and Tissue Inflammation

• Published in: Psychotherapy and psychosomatics Vol. 80; no. 6; pp. 359 - 364
• Main Authors: Honkalampi, Kirsi, Lehto, Soili M., Koivumaa-Honkanen, Heli, Hintikka, Jukka, Niskanen, Leo, Valkonen-Korhonen, Minna, Viinamäki, Heimo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2011; Karger
• Subjects: Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Affective Symptoms - diagnosis; Affective Symptoms - immunology; Affective Symptoms - pathology; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - blood; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Cluster Analysis; Depression; Depression - immunology; Depression - pathology; Female; Finland; Health Surveys; Humans; Inflammation - diagnosis; Inflammation - immunology; Inflammation - pathology; Interleukin-6 - blood; Logistic Models; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mood disorders; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Registries; Regular Article; Finland; Depression; Alexithymia; Immune system; Mood disorder; Personality; Inflammation

Background: Altered immune responses are seen in depression, and recent data suggest that similar changes could also be observable in alexithymia. We examined whether the inflammatory markers high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and interleukin (IL)-6 are independently related to alexithymia...