Alexithymia, personality, characteristics, and somatization tendency in different physical diseases

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 215-224

  Posse, M ^a   Hallstrom T ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alexithymia and physical diseases; Personality traits; Somatization tendency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 0031795536     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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