The Association Between Alexithymia, Interoception, and Pain in Pediatric Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review
Alexithymia symptoms may be increased in children/adolescents with chronic pain. Our review was limited by incomplete reporting and inconsistent measures across studies, decreasing certainty in the overall strength of the evidence. There is a need to understand the role of interoception and alexithymia in pediatric pain to better mitigate and treat pediatric pain. More research is warranted.
Authors
- Cynthia Price (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1999-2401)
- Alisha M. Bruton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5929-3149)
- Jacqueline R. O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3091-8077)
- Hayleigh K. Ast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2521-0309)
- Dana Dharmakaya Colgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6806-1542)
- Heather Zwickey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1600-401X)
- Anna C. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8672-068X)
Institutions
- National University of Natural Medicine (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Neurobehavioral Systems (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Integrative Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/27683222251375956
- Primary Topic
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00