The inadequacy of a categorial approach to mental health diagnosis is now well-recognised,
with many authors, diagnostic manuals and funding bodies advocating a dimensional, trans …

Interoception refers to the perception of the physiological condition of the body, including
hunger, temperature, and heart rate. There is a growing appreciation that interoception is …

This review highlights consistent patterns in the literature associating positive affect (PA) and
physical health. However, it also raises serious conceptual and methodological …

Interoception, the perception of one's internal state, is commonly quantified using the
heartbeat counting task (HCT)–which is thought to be a measure of cardiac interoceptive …

This study explored the efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention for problematic eating
behavior. A non-clinical sample of 26 women with disordered eating behavior was randomly …

Within the past two decades, an" affect revolution"[Fischer and Tangney, Self-conscious
Emotions: The Psychology of Shame, Guilt, Embarrassment, and Pride 1995: 3-22] in …

Objective: To review recent developments in alexithymia theory and research that are
relevant to the field of psychosomatic medicine. Method: Articles were selected from the …

Social and emotional problems have been implicated in the development and maintenance
of eating disorders (ED). This paper reviews the facets of social processing in ED according …

Alexithymia is characterized by difficulties identifying feelings and differentiating between
feelings and bodily sensations, difficulties communicating feelings, and a concrete cognitive …

The construct of alexithymia encompasses the characteristics of difficulty identifying feelings,
difficulty describing feelings, externally oriented thinking, and a limited imaginal capacity …