Assessing and Treating Emotionally Inexpressive Men (1.5 CE)

In this presentation Dr. Levant will explain why some men are emotionally inexpressive because of their childhood socialization. In addition, he will discuss scales for assessing alexithymia in men and treatment manuals for helping these men became more emotionally self-aware. Clinicians will come away from this presentation with a clear sense for how to treat alexithymia in the early sessions of psychotherapy and thereby improve treatment uptake and outcomes.