Alexithymia following myocardial infarction psychometric properties and correlates of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 487-495

  Kojima, Masayo ^a,b   Frasure Smith, Nancy ^a,c,d,e   Lespérance, François ^a,c,d,e  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Myocardial infarction; TAS 20

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 0034789093     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(01)00253-7     Document Type: Article

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