The Alexithymia Construct: A Potential Paradigm for Psychosomatic Medicine

Psychosomatics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 153-164

  Taylor, Graeme J ^a,b,c   Michael Bagby, R ^a,b,c   Parker, James D A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; COGNITION; EMOTION; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; REVIEW;

EID: 0025876803     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3182(91)72086-0     Document Type: Review

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