Exploring the Benefits of Group Psychotherapy in Reducing Alexithymia in Coronary Heart Disease Patients: A Preliminary Study

Beresnevaitė, Margarita

doi:10.1159/000012378

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Exploring the Benefits of Group Psychotherapy in Reducing Alexithymia in Coronary Heart Disease Patients: A Preliminary Study

Published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics • Jan 1, 2000

Authors:

Margarita Beresnevaitė

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although there is preliminary evidence that alexithymia may influence the course of coronary heart disease (CHD), there are no studies exploring attempts to modify alexithymic characteristics in cardiac patients. METHOD: Twenty post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients (19 men and 1 woman...

Subject

Alexithymia

Group psychotherapy

Myocardial infarction

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