Effects of childhood trauma on somatization in major depressive disorder: The role of alexithymia

Childhood trauma (CT) is often associated with later psychopathology, including depression, somatization, and alexithymia. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationships of CT with somatization and alexithymia. Moreover, the effect of specific subtypes of trauma on alexithymia and somatization was also investigated.The present study was conducted on 100 outpatients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and 50 age and gender...