Pain and alexithymia: The nature of a relation

Pain Clinic

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 13-38

  Kreitler, Shulamith ^a   Niv, David ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Chronic pain; Emotions; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALEXITHYMIA; ANGER; ANXIETY; CHRONIC PAIN; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EMOTION; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; HYSTERIA; ONSET AGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SENSATION; THINKING;

EID: 0034936799     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685690152385745     Document Type: Review

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