Criterion-related validity of the diagnostic criteria for psychosomatic research for Alexithymia in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 184-188

  Porcelli, Piero ^a,b   De Carne, Massimo ^a  

^a Sci Institute of Gastroenterology   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Depressive disorders; Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research; Functional dyspepsia; Irritable bowel syndrome; Somatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SOMATIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; DEPRESSION; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0034932646     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056251     Document Type: Article

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