Alexithymia in infertile women

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-30

  Lamas, Claire ^a   Chambry, Jean ^a   Nicolas, Isabelle ^a   Frydman, René ^b   Jeammet, Philippe ^a   Corcos, Maurice ^a  

^a INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; In vitro fertilization; Infertility; TAS 20

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BERMOND VORST ALEXITHYMIA QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE 20;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33646778124     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820500238112     Document Type: Article

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