• Medicine
• Published in General hospital psychiatry 2007
• DOI:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.05.002

Alexithymia, depression and tinnitus in elderly people.

@article{Salonen2007AlexithymiaDA,
  title={Alexithymia, depression and tinnitus in elderly people.},
  author={Jaakko Salonen and Reijo Johansson and Matti Joukamaa},
  journal={General hospital psychiatry},
  year={2007},
  volume={29 5},
  pages={
          431-5
        }
}

• Jaakko Salonen, Reijo Johansson, Matti Joukamaa

OBJECTIVE Tinnitus is known to have an association with depression and other psychiatric disorders. As part of a larger epidemiological survey, we evaluated the associations among tinnitus, depression and alexithymia in a group of elderly people. METHODS A survey of hearing loss, audiological rehabilitation and associated morbidity in a senior population was conducted in Turku, Finland. The study sample consisted of 583 participants aged between 70 and 85 years. The Toronto Alexithymia Scale… CONTINUE READING

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