Somatically expressed psychological distress and alexithymia in adolescence - Reflecting unbearable emotions?

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 387-393

  Ebeling, H ^a   Moilanen, I ^a   Linna, S L ^a   Rasanen E ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alexithymia; Somatization; Traumatic experiences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THREAT;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CITALOPRAM; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035215924     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480152693273     Document Type: Article

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