The following books are authored, co-authored, edited or otherwise considered as relevant by members. No particular sorting criteria was adopted to list them.

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The concept of Alexithymia

Taylor GJ. Alexithymia: 25 years of theory and research. In Nyklicek, Temoshok and Vingerhoets (eds) Emotional Expression and Health. New-York: Brunner-Routledge, 2004, pp. 137-53.

Taylor GJ, Bagby RM. New trends in alexithymia research. Psychother and Psychosom 73: 68-77, 2004.

Taylor GJ. Recent developments in alexithymia theory and research. Can J Psychiatry 2000; 45 (2): 134-42

Nemiah JC. A psychodynamic view of psychosomatic medicine. Psychosom Med 2000; 62(3): 299-303.

Sifneos PE. Alexithymia: Past and Present. Am J Psychiatry, 1996; 153 (7): 137-142.

Taylor GJ, Bagby RM, Parker JDA. The alexithymia construct. A potential paradigm for psychosomatic medicine. Psychosomatics 1991; 32(2): 153-64.

Taylor GJ. Alexithymia: concept, measurement, and implications for treatment. Am J Psychiatry 1984; 141(6): 725-32.

Nemiah JC, Freyberger H & Sifneos PE. Alexithymia: a view of the psychosomatic process. In OW Hil (ed) Modern trends in psychosomatic research (Vol 3). London: Buttersworth, 1976, pp. 430-9.

Marty P, de M'Uzan M. La "pensée opératoire". Revue Française de Psychanalyse 1963; 27(suppl): 1345-56.

Ruesch J. The infantile personality. Psychosom Med 1948; 10: 134-44.

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Characterization

Sifneos PE. The prevalence of 'alexithymic' characteristics in psychosomatic patients. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1973; 22: 255-62.
[Also published in H. Freyberger (ed.), Topics of Psychosomatic Research, Basel: Karger, 1972: pp.255-267.]

Sifneos PE. Clinical observations on some patients suffering from a variety of psychosomatic diseases. Acta Medicina Psychosomatica 1967; 7: 1-10.

Epidemiology

Mattila Aino. Alexithymia in Finish General Population (Thesis dissertation). Tampere: Tampere University Press, 2009 [ISBN: 978-951-44-7562-7]

Joukamaa M, Kokkonen P, Veijola J, Läksy K, Karvonen JT, Jokelainen J, Järvelin M-R. Social Situation of Expectant Mothers and Alexithymia 31 Years Later in Their Offspring: A Prospective Study. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003; 65: 307-12.

Karvonen JT, Veijola J, Kokkonen P, Laksy K, Miettunen J, Joukamaa M. Somatization and alexithymia in young adult Finnish population. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2005 Jul-Aug;27(4): 244-9

Psychosomatics: utility and validity in medical context

Deary IJ, Scott S & Wilson JA. Neuroticism, alexithymia and medically unexplained symptoms. Pers and Ind Diff, 1997; 22: 551-564.

Bach M, Bach D & deZwaan M. Independency of alexithymia and somatization. Psychosomatics, 1996; 37: 451-458.

Wehmer F, Brejnak C, Lumley M & Stettner L. Alexithymia and physiological reactivity to emotion-provoking visual scenes. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1995; 183: 351-357.

Jimerson DC, Wolfe BE, Frankpoo DL, Covino NA & Sifneos PE. Alexithymia ratings in bulimia nervosa: Clinical correlates. Psychosom Med, 1994; 56: 90-93.

Bourke MP, Taylor GJ, Parker JDA & Bagby RM. Alexithymia in women with anorexia nervosa. Br J Psychiat, 1992; 161: 240-243.

Hyer LA, Woods MG, Summers MN & Boudewyns PA. Alexithymia among Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder J Clin Psychiat 1990; 51: 243-247.

Lesser IM, Ford CV & Friedmann CTH. Alexithymia in somatizing patients. Gen Hosp Psychiat, 1979; 1: 256-261.

Therapeutics

Ogrodniczuk JS, Piper WE, Joyce AS. The negative effect of alexithymia on the outcome of group therapy for complicated grief: what role might the therapist play? Comprehensive Psychiatry 2005; 46: 206-213.

Solano L, Donati V, Pecci F, Persichetti S, Colaci A. Postoperative course after papilloma ressection: effects of written disclosure of the experience in subjects with different alexithymia levels. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003; 65: 477-84.

Porcelli P, Bagby RM, Taylor GJ, DeCarneM, Leandro G, Todarello O. Alexithymia as a predictor of treatment outcome in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders. Psychosomatic Medicine 2003; 65: 911-8.

Beresnevaite M. Exploring the benefits of group psychotherapy in reducing alexithymia in coronary heart disease patients: a preliminary study. Psychother and Psychosom 2000; 69: 17-22.

Taylor GJ. Alexithymia and counter-transference. Psychother and Psychosom 1977; 28: 141-7.

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Assessment

Stability: trait versus reaction, primary versus secondary

Luminet O, Rokbani L, Ogez D, Jadoulle V. An evaluation of the absolute and relative stability of alexithymia in women with breast cancer. J Psychosom Res, 2007 (in press).

Saarijarvi S, Salminen JK, Toikka T. Temporal stability of alexithymia over a five-year period in outpatients with major depression. Psychother and Psychosom 2006; 75: 107-12.

Mikolajczak M & Luminet O. Is alexithymia affected by situational stress or is it a stable trait related to emotion regulation? Person and Ind Diff 2006; 40: 1399-408.

Martinez-Sanchez F, Ato-Garcia M, Ortiz-Soria B. Alexithymia - State or Trait? Spanish Journal of Psychology 2003; 6: 51-9

Luminet O, Bagby RM, Taylor GJ. An evaluation of the absolute and relative stability of alexithymia in patients with major depression. Psychother and Psychosom 2001; 70: 254-60.

Honkalampi K, Koivumaa-Honkanen H, Tanskanen A, Hintikka J, Lehtonen J, Viinamäki H. Why do alexithymic features appear to be stable? A 12-month follow-up study of a general population. Psychother Psychosom 2001:70:247-253.

Salimen JK, Saarijärvi S, Äärelä E & Tamminen T. Alexithymia-state or trait? One-year followup study of general hospital psychiatric consultation outpatients. J Psychosom Research, 1994; 38: 681-5.

Wise TN, Mann LS, Mitchell JD, Hryvniak M & Hill B. Secondary alexithymia: An empirical validation. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1990; 31: 284-8.

Borens R, Grosse-Schulte E, Jaensch W & Kortemme KH. Is 'alexithymia' but a social phenomenon? An empirical investigation in psychosomatic patients. Psychother and Psychosom, 1977; 28: 193-8.

Measures

Bagby RM, Taylor GJ, Parker JDA, Dickens SE. The Development of the Toronto Structured Interview for Alexithymia: Item Selection, Factor Structure, Reliability and Concurrent Validity. Psychother and Psychsom 2006; 75(1): 25-39.

Lumley M, Gustavson B, Partridge, R, and Labouvie-Vief G. Assessing Alexithymia and Related Emotional Ability Constructs Using Multiple Methods: Interrelationships Among Measures. Emotion 2005; 5(3): 329-342.

Taylor GJ, Bagby RM, Parker JDA. The Twenty-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale--IV: Reliability and factorial validity in different languages and cultures. J Psychosom Research 2003; 55: 277-283.

Parker JDA, Taylor GJ and Bagby RM. The Twenty-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale - III: Reliability and factorial validity in a community population. J Psychosom Research 2003; 55: 269-275.

Porcelli P, Meyer GJ. Construct validity of Rorschach variables of alexithymia. Psychosomatics 2002; 43: 360-9.

Vorst HCM, Bermond B. Validity and reliability of the Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire. Pers and Ind Diff. 2001; 30: 413-34.

Haviland MG, Wanen WL, Riggs ML. An observer scale to measure alexithymia. Psychosomatics 2000 Oct; 41: 385-392.

Bagby RM, Taylor GJ & Parker JDA. The Twenty-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale II. Convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity. J Psychosom Research, 1994; 38: 33-40.

Bagby RM, Parker JDA & Taylor GJ. The Twenty-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale I. Item selection and cross-validation of the factor structure. J Psychosom Research, 1994; 38: 23-32.

Gardos G, Schniebolk S, Mirin SM, Wolk PC & Rosenthal K. Alexithymia: Towards validation and measurement. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1994; 25: 278-282.

Lane R, Quinlan D, Schwartz G, Walker P, Zeitlin S. The levels of emotional awareness scale: a cognitive-developmental measure of emotion. J Person Assess 1990; 55: 124-34.

Sriram TG, Pratap L & Shanmugam V. Towards enhancing the utility of the Beth Israel Hospital Psychosomatic Questionnaire. Psychother and Psychosom, 1988; 49: 205-211.

Keltikangas-Järvinen J. Concept of alexithymia II: The consistency of alexithymia. Psychother and Psychosom, 1987; 47: 113-120.

Apfel RJ & Sifneos PE. Alexithymia: concept and measurement. Psychother and Psychosom, 1979; 32: 180-90.
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Relations with other constructs

Parker JDA, Taylor GJ, Bagby RM. The relationship between emotional intelligence and alexithymia. Pers and Ind Diff 2001; 30: 107-115.

Honkalampi K, Hintikka J, Laukkanen E, Lehtonen J, Viinamaki H. Alexithymia and depression: a prospective study of patients with major depressive disorder. Psychosomatics 2001; 42: 229-34.

Honkalampi K, Hintikka J, Antikainen R, Lehtonen J, Viinamäki H. Alexithymia in patients with major depressive disorder and comorbid cluster C personality disorders: a 6-month follow-up study. Journal of Personality Disorders 2001; 15(3): 245-54.

Veríssimo R, Taylor G, Bagby M. Relatioships between alexithymia and locus of control. New Trends in Experimental and Clinical Psychiatry 2000: XVI(1-4): 11-6.

Lumley MA. Alexithymia and negative emotional conditions. J Psychosom Res 2000; 49: 51-4

Bermond B, Vorst HCM, Vingerhoets AJJM, Gerritsen W. The Amsterdam Alexithymia Scale: Its Psychometric Values and Correlations with Other Personality Traits. Psychother and Psychosom 1999; 68: 241-51.

Luminet, O., Bagby, R. M., Wagner, H. L., Taylor, G. J., Parker, J. D. A.: The relationship between alexithymia and the five factor model of personality: A facet level analysis. J Pers Assessment, 1999; 73: 345-358.

Lane RD, Sechrect L & Reidel R. Sociodemographic correlates of alexithymia. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1998; 39: 377-385.

Verissimo R, Mota-Cardoso R, Taylor G. Relationships between alexithymia, emotional control and quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Psychother and Psychosom 1998; 67: 61-70.

Development & attachment

Wearden AJ, Lamberton N, Crook N, Walsh V. Adult attachment, alexithymia, and symptom reporting. An extension to the four category model of attachment. J Psychosom Res 2005; 58: 279-88.

Lane RD, Ahern GL, Schwartz GE & Kasniak AW. Is alexithymia the emotional equivalent of blindsight? Biological Psychiatry, 1997; 42: 834-844.

Lane RD, Schwartz GE. Levels of emotional awareness: a cognitive-developmental theory and its application to psychopathology. Am J Psychiatry 1987; 144: 133-43.

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Emotional processing

Roedema TM, Simons RF. Emotion-processing deficit in alexithymia. Psychophysiology 1999; 36: 379-87.

Lane RD, Reiman EM, Axelrod B, Lang-Sheng Y, Holmes A, Schawtz GE. Neural correlates of levels of emotional awareness: evidence of an interaction between emotion and attention in the anterior cingulate cortex. J Cogn Neurosci 1998; 10: 525-35.

Bucci W. Symptoms and symbols: a multiple code theory of somatization. Psychoanalytic Inquiry 1997; 17: 151-72.

Lane RD, Sechrest L, Reidel R, Weldon V, Kazniak A & Schwartz GE. Impaired verbal and nonverbal emotion recognition in alexithymia. Psychosom Med, 1996; 58: 203-210.

Berenbaum H. & Prince JD. Alexithymia: alexithymia and the interpretation of emotion-relevant information. Cognition and Emotion, 1994; 8: 231-44.

Newton LT & Contrada RJ. Alexithymia and repression: contrasting emotion-focused coping styles. Psychosom Med, 1994; 56: 457-62.

Parker JDA, Taylor GJ & Bagby RM. Alexithymia and the recognition of facial expressions of emotion. Psychother and Psychosom, 1993; 59: 197-202.

McDonald PW & Prkachin KM. The expression and perception of facial emotion in alexithymia: A pilot study. Psychosom Med, 1990; 52: 199-210.

Psychophysiology & Neurobiology

Mantani T, Okamoto Y, Shirao N, Okada G, Yamawaki S. Reduced activation of posterior cingulate cortex during imagery in subjects with high degrees of alexithyymia: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Biological Psychiatry 2005; 57: 982-990.

Grabe HJ, Moller B, Willert C, Spitzer C, Rizos T, Freyberger HJ. Interhemispheric transfer in alexithymia: a transcallosal inhibition study. Psychother Psychosom. 2004 Mar-Apr; 73(2): 117-23.

Kano M, Fukudo S, Gyoba J, Kamachi M, Tagawa M, Mochizuki H, Itoh M, Hongo M, Yanai K. Specific brain processing of facial expressions in people with alexithymia: an H215O-PET study. Brain 2003; 126: 1474-84

Stone LA, Nielson KA. Intact physiological response to arousal with impaired emotional recognition in alexithymia. Psychother and Psychosom 2001; 70: 92-102.

Parker JDA, Keightley ML, Smith CT, Taylor GJ. Interhemispheric transfer deficit in alexithymia: An experimental study. Psychosom Med 1999; 61: 464-468.

Jessimer M & Matkham R. Alexithymia: A right hemisphere dysfunction specific to recognition of certain facial expressions? Brain and Cognition, 1997; 34: 246-258.

Wehmer F, Brejnak C, Lumley MA, Stettner L. Alexithymia and physiological reactivity to emotion-provoking visual scenes. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 1995; 183: 351-7.

Zeitlin SB, Lane RD, O'Leary DS, Schrift MJ. Interhemispheric transfer deficit and alexithymia. Am J Psychiatry 1989; 146: 1434-9

Martin JB and Pihl R. Influence of alexithymic characteristics on physiological and subjective stress response in normal individuals. Psychother and Psychosom, 1986; 45: 66-77.

Martin JB & Pihl R. The stress-alexithymia hypothesis: theoretical and empirical considerations. Psychother and Psychosom, 1985; 43: 169-176.

Papciak AS, Feurestein M & Speigel JA. Stress reactivity in alexithymia: Decoupling of physiological and cognitive responses. Journal of Human Stress, 1985; 11: 135-142.

Buchanan DC, Waterhouse GJ & West SC. A proposed neurophysiological basis of alexithymia. Psychother and Psychosom, 1980; 34: 284-55.