“…Several studies have shown a relationship between alexithymia and different psychiatric disorders, such as depression (Honkalampi et al, 2009;Son et al, 2012;Taylor et al, 1999), eating and body dysmorphic disorders (Fenwick & Sullivan, 2011;Guttman & Laporte, 2002;Karukivi et al, 2010;Speranza et al, 2005), somatoform pain disorder (Burba et al, 2006), migraine (Cerutti et al, 2016;Gatta et al, 2015) and dissociation (Grabe, Rainermann, Spitzer, Gänsicke, & Freyberger, 2000). Moreover, Mennin, Heimberg, Turk, and Fresco (2005) showed that adults who met diagnostic criteria for generalised anxiety disorders (GADs) reported a higher intensity of emotional experience, higher tendency to express negative emotions and less ability to self-soothe after negative emotions than did controls.…”