Alexithymia: Past and present

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 137-142

  Sifneos, Peter E ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOSOMATICS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030018759     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.7.137     Document Type: Review

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