Abstract:Objective:In this study, it was aimed to evaluation of alexithymia in male patients before open-heart surgery. The correlation between alexithymia and psychopathology was also investigated.Methods:Thirty-two male patients who had cardiovascular disease were enrolled before open-heart surgery. Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical features of the patients were determined. Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), State-Trait … Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.