From: Alexithymic characteristics in pediatric patients with primary headache: a comparison between migraine and tension-type headache
Alexithymic
Borderline
Non-alexithymic
Mothers of M sufferers (n =39)
5 (13Â %)
4 (10Â %)
30 (77Â %)
Mothers of TTH sufferers (n =47)
3 (6Â %)
4 (9Â %)
40 (85Â %)
Mothers of controls (n =32)
2 (6Â %)
9 (28Â %)
21 (66Â %)