Alexithymia in female patients with eating disorders

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-21

  Montebarocci, O ^a,b   Codispoti, M ^a   Surcinelli, P ^a   Franzoni, E ^a   Baldaro, B ^a   Rossi, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Anorexia; Anxiety; Bulimia; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33745793695     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03327739     Document Type: Article

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