Alexithymia and functional gastrointestinal disorders. A comparison with inflammatory bowel disease

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 263-269

  Porcelli, Piero ^a,c   Taylor, Graeme J ^b   Bagby, R Michael ^b   De Carne, Massimo ^a  

^a Scientific Institute of Gastroenterology   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c IRCCS'S de Bellis'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Functional abdominal pain; Functional dyspepsia; Functional gastrointestinal disorders; Inflammatory bowel disease; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPEPSIA; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032849044     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000012342     Document Type: Article

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