Systems measures of word use and differential diagnosis

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-237

  Strand, Paul S ^a,d   Badalamenti, Anthony E ^b   Weatherwax, Allan T ^c   Langs, Robert J ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Differential psychopathology; Language; Systems dynamics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PARANOIA; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 0031410792     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02229180     Document Type: Article

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