Anger and ego-defence mechanisms in non-psychiatric patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-200

  Zoccali, R ^a   Muscatello, M R A ^a   Bruno, A ^a   Barilla G ^a   Campolo, D ^a   Meduri, M ^a   Familiari, L ^a   Bonica, M ^a   Consolo, P ^a   Scaffidi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anger; Defence mechanisms; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; EGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33746076015     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2005.10.028     Document Type: Article

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