Alexithymia in young adulthood: A risk factor for pathological gambling

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-55

  Parker, James D A ^a   Wood, Laura M ^a   Bond, Barbara J ^b   Shaughnessy, Peggy ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Sir Sandford Fleming College   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Gambling; Postsecondary students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 11844296754     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082027     Document Type: Article

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