@article{ref1,
title="Alexithymia and PTSD symptoms in urban police officers: cross-sectional and prospective findings",
journal="Journal of Traumatic Stress",
year="2006",
author="McCaslin, Shannon E. and Metzler, Thomas J. and Best, Suzanne R. and Liberman, Akiva and Weiss, Daniel S. and Fagan, Jeffrey A. and Marmar, Charles R.",
volume="19",
number="3",
pages="361-373",
abstract="The relationship of alexithymia to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology was examined cross-sectionally in 166 urban police officers surveyed between 1998 and 1999 and prospectively in 54 of these officers who participated in a follow-up survey after the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks. In cross-sectional analyses, alexithymia scores were positively associated with PTSD symptom levels and self-reported childhood emotional abuse--neglect, but not with cumulative level of critical incident exposure. Alexithymia scores accounted for 11.2% of the variance in PTSD symptoms prior to accounting for additional predictors, but did not retain significance in the final model. In prospective analyses, alexithymia scores significantly predicted 9/11-related PTSD symptom severity over and above pre-9/11 PTSD symptoms.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9867",
doi="10.1002/jts.20133",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.20133"
}