Alexithymia and body image disturbances in women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-264

  De Berardis, Domenico ^a   Campanella, Daniela ^a   Gambi, Francesco ^a   Sepede, Gianna ^a   Carano, Alessandro ^a   Pelusi, Lucia ^a   La Rovere, Raffaella ^a   Di Matteo, Danilo ^a   Salini, Gabriele ^a   Cotellessa, Carla ^a   Salerno, Rosal Maria ^a   Ferro, Filippo Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Body dissatisfaction; Body image; Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BODY MASS INDEX; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 33645755201     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820500109081     Document Type: Article

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