Alexithymia, somatosensory amplification and counter-dependency in patients with chronic pain

Pain Clinic

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-51

  Ak, Ismail ^a   Sayar, Kemal ^a   Yontem, Tulin ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Chronic pain; Counter dependency; Somatosensory amplification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTER DEPENDENCY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER;

EID: 1542724578     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856904322858693     Document Type: Article

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