Perth Emotion & Psychopathology Lab

There are both cognitive-behavioral and psychoanalytic approaches to defining #alexithymia. In our new study, we find the cognitive-behavioral formulation of alexithymia has higher #ClinicalRelevance - better predicting a wide range of psychopathologies: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

In this @PsychToday blog post, we explore how to use #BehavioralActivation (an #EmotionRegulation strategy where we schedule pleasant & meaningful activities throughout our week) to help overcome #burnout, #depression, and #stress, and enhance #wellbeing. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…

Do #alexithymia questionnaires actually measure alexithymia or how #distressed people are? It depends. Our new study finds that the PAQ has strong validity, but the TAS-20 has discriminant validity problems and is confounded by people's distress levels doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.0…

There is ongoing debate about the definition of #alexithymia. In our new study, we show that constricted imaginal processes (difficulty daydreaming) is not part of alexithymia. Alexithymia is centrally about deficits in #emotion processing: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Would you like to learn more about the understanding, assessment, and treatment of #Alexithymia or #Emotion Processing Difficulties? I discuss this topic on the latest podcast episode of Clinically Thinking, thanks for the invite @drlisachantler: open.spotify.com/episode/0FK…

I'm accepting new #PhD students in our Perth #Emotion and #Psychopathology Lab, based in Western Australia @CurtinUni: emotionpsychopathologylab.co… We focus on the understanding, assessment, and treatment of emotional disorders. For more info, contact: [email protected]

Do you want to measure #alexithymia in 1 minute? You might like the 6-item short version of our Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ-S). Published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, it has good validity and reliability. Download the PAQ-S free here: researchgate.net/publication…

The #Finnish version of the Perth #Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) is now out. Can download free here: psyarxiv.com/2ac3j/ The translation was led by @PilleriinSikka, Jarno Touminen, and @KatjaValli @Stanford @UniTurku @UNIofSkovde