Tactual sensitivity in hypochondriasis

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 128-132

  Iiaenen, Marie Anne ^a   Schmidt, Anton J M ^a   Schoenmakers, Mieke ^a   Vanden Hout, Marcel A ^b  

^a Medical Psychology   (Netherlands)

^b Experimental Abnormal Psychology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body awareness; Hypochondriasis; Somatic amplification; Tactual sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOUCH;

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH;

EID: 0030630721     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000289122     Document Type: Article

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