Relationship between alexithymia, dissociation and personality in psychiatric outpatients

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 123-127

  Wise, Thomas N ^a,b   Mann, Lee S ^a   Sheridan, Michael J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Depression; Dissociation; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; PERSONALITY; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034002985     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000012379     Document Type: Article

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