Alexithymia and dream recall upon spontaneous morning awakening

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 301-306

  De Gennaro, Luigi ^a   Ferrara, Michele ^a   Cristiani, Riccardo ^a   Curcio, Giuseppe ^a   Martiradonna, Valentina ^a   Bertini, Mario ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Dream recall; Emotional regulation; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DREAM; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAPE RECORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIVID DREAM; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AROUSAL; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DREAMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0037344942     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSY.0000058373.50240.71     Document Type: Article

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