Validation of the German version of the 20-Item Toronto Alexithymia Scale in normal adults and psychiatric inpatients;VALIDIERUNG DER DEUTSCHEN VERSION DER 20-ITEM TORONTO-ALEXITHYMIE-SKALA BEI NORMALPERSONEN UND PSYCHIATRISCHEN PATIENTEN

PPmP Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-28

  Bach, Michael ^a   Bach, Doris ^b   De Zwaan, Martina ^a   Serim, Murat ^a   Böhmer, Franz ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Poliklinik der Stadt Wen ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; German version; Toronto Alexithymia Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030053764     PISSN: 09372032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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