Personality dimensions measured by the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) in subjects with social phobia

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-35

  Marteinsdottir, Ina ^a   Tillfors, Maria ^b   Furmark, Tomas ^c   Andenberg, Ulla Maria ^c   Ekselius, Lisa ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avoidant personality disorder; Personality dimensions; Social phobia; TCI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHARACTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SWEDEN; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0347924999     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480310000239     Document Type: Review

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