Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 59 participants.
From: Affect School for chronic benign pain patients showed improved alexithymia assessments with TAS-20
Mean age, years (range) | 46 (27-64) |
| Â | N of participants |
Women | 52 (88%) |
Men | 7 (12%) |
Mood and alexithymia | |
Anxiety | 47 (80%) |
Depression | 37 (63%) |
Combined anxiety and depression | 32 (54%) |
No anxiety/depression | 7 (12%) |
Alexithymia | 21 (36%) |
Alexithymia, intermediate score | 15 (25%) |
No alexithymia | 23 (39%) |
Somatic diagnoses: | |
Fibromyalgia | 25 (42%) |
Myofascial syndrome | 15 (25%) |
Whiplash associated disorder | 6 (10%) |
Lumbago ischias | 4 (7%) |
Other pain | 9 (15%) |