Construct validity of Rorschach variables for alexithymia

Psychosomatics

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 360-369

  Porcelli, Piero ^a,b   Meyer, Gregory J ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; EMOTION; ENTERITIS; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PERSONALITY TEST; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; STEREOTYPY; THINKING;

EID: 0036738321     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.43.5.360     Document Type: Article

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