Alexithymia and depression in eating disorders

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-266

  Corcos, Maurice ^a   Guilbaud, Olivier ^b   Speranza, Mario ^a   Paterniti, Sabrina ^b   Loas, Gwenolé ^c   Stephan, Philippe ^d   Jeammet, Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Hopital Pinel   (France)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Emotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034630483     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(00)00109-8     Document Type: Article

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