Exploring the benefits of group psychotherapy in reducing alexithymia in coronary heart disease patients: a preliminary study.

M, Beresnevaite

doi:10.1159/000012378

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Exploring the benefits of group psychotherapy in reducing alexithymia in coronary heart disease patients: a preliminary study.

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Beresnevaite M

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Although there is preliminary evidence that alexithymia may influence the course of coronary heart disease (CHD), there are no studies exploring attempts to modify alexithymic characteristics in cardiac patients.<h4>Method</h4>Twenty post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients (19 me...

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