Relationship patterns in alexithymia: A study using the core conflictual relationship theme method

Psychopathology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-21

  Vanheule, Stijn ^a   Desmet, Mattias ^a   Rosseel, Yves ^a   Verhaeghe, Paul ^a   Meganck, Reitske ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Interpersonal behaviour; Relationship style; Transference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COOPERATION; CORE CONFLICTUAL RELATIONSHIP THEME METHOD; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE 20; TRANSFERENCE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33745014642     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096385     Document Type: Article

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