Alexithymia and sense of coherence in patients with total spinal cord transection

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 151-155

  O'Carroll, Ronan E ^a   Ayling, Russel ^a   O'Reilly, Samantha M ^a   North, Nigel T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Emotion; Sense of coherence; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; SPINE INJURY;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ATTITUDE; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CULTURE; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRUST;

EID: 0037251497     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSY.0000039332.98543.3D     Document Type: Article

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