Expression of anger and alexithymia in patients with psychogenic excoriation: A preliminary report

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 345-352

  Çalikuşu, Celal ^b   Yücel, Başak ^a   Polat, Aslihan ^a   Baykal, Can ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Psikiyatri Anabilim Dali ^*

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Anger; Psychodermatoses; Psychogenic excoriation; Self picking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOGENIC EXCORIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISEASE; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; TRAIT ANGER AND ANGER EXPRESSION SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038304473     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/22LB-HL0U-CPJP-WN6A     Document Type: Article

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