Alexithymia, social support, psycho-social stress and mental health in a female population

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 329-334

  Posse, Margareta ^a   Hallstrom T ^a   Backenroth Ohsako, G ^a  

^a WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alxithymia; Psycho social stress; Salutary; Social support; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036029134     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080394802760322088     Document Type: Article

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