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Prevalence of somatic symptom disorder and influence of alexithymia in women with thyroid diseases
23 May 2025
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BACKGROUND: Although the high prevalence of comorbid psychopathology is well acknowledged in thyroid disease, less is known about the prevalence of somatic symptom disorder (SSD) and underlying psychological factors. Alexithymia is one of the psychological dimensions that has shown to affect the subjective burden of chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of SSD and the...
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