Relationship between alexithymia and panic disorder: A longitudinal study to answer an open question

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-60

  Marchesi, Carlo ^a   Fontò, Stefania ^a   Balista, Chiara ^a   Cimmino, Carmen ^a   Maggini, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Anxiety; Panic disorder; Trait state alexithymia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; REMISSION INDUCTION; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 11844257009     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082028     Document Type: Article

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