The prevalence of alexithymia in primary care patients

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-11

  Posse, Margareta ^a,b   Hällström, Tore ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Personality traits; Prevalence; Sociodemographic variables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0344938008     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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