Toronto alexithymia scale: Relationship with personality and psychopathology measures

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1986, Pages 207-215

  Michael Bagby, R ^a,b,c   Taylor, Graeme J ^a,b,c   Ryan, David ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022911417     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000287950     Document Type: Article

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