Alexithymia and childhood family environment

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 737-745

  Kench, Susan ^b   Irwin, Harvey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Disengagement; Emotional development; Family expressiveness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0034127938     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(200006)56:6<737::aid-jclp4>3.0.co;2-u     Document Type: Article

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