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Men are alexithymic 70% more often than women (17% vs. 10% of population)
Topic: Mental HealthSource
Citation: Prevalence of alexithymia and its association with sociodemographic variables in the general population of Finland Author(s): Salminen, Saarijarvi, Aarela, Toikka, Kauhanen Institution(s): Link: http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=1642510 Nation(s): Finland Year(s): 1999 Source: Primary Type: Behavioral ExperimentsDiscussion
Other Notes:Alexithymia is the sub-clinical inability to identify and describe emotions in the self