Chapter 3 90 Table 1. Summary of characteristics of studies included in meta-analyses examining alexithymia and borderline personality pathology Author, year Study design Sample size Measure Type of BPP Covariates Results Andersen, Timmerby [72] BPD – HC (all women matched) 58 (29/29) Alexithymia (TAS-20; DIF, DDF, EOT) Disorder (SCID-II) None + Bach, De Zwaan [73] Healthy subjects (overweight women) 182 Alexithymia (TAS-20; DIF, DDF, EOT) Traits (PDQ-R_ Education level, other PD symptoms 0 Beblo, Pastuszak [74] BPD – HC (inpatients) 39 (19/20) Emotional awareness (DERS: LEA /LEC) Disorder (SCID-II) None + Beblo, Fernando [75] BPD – HC 44 (27/17) Emotional awareness (DERS: LEA /LEC) Disorder (not specified) None + Berenbaum and - [76] Patient subjects (outpatients) 60 Alexithymia (TAS-20: DIF, DDF) Traits (PDQ-R_ Depression 0
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