Alexithymia in somatoform and depressive disorders

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 435-438

  Duddu, V ^a,b   Isaac, M K ^a   Chaturvedi, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b Department of Psychotherapy ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Depressive disorders; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 0642375690     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00440-3     Document Type: Article

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