Objectives:The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between pain, depression, anxiety, somatic amplification and alexithymia in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), and on quality of life and disability. As a secondary goal, the predictors of disability were evaluated. Methods: Participants were 112 female patients aged 18 and over, applied to the outpatient clinic of
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