Childhood abuse, alexithymia and personality disorder

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 585-595

  Berenbaum, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Childhood abuse; Personality disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0030476912     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(96)00225-5     Document Type: Article

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